Mrs. Kathryn B. Bowman

Mrs. Bowman, age 73, of Matthews passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at Presbyterian Hospital Main.

She was born May 6, 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Lester Chostner and Mabel Cole Chostner.

Kathryn attended both Radford College in Virginia and Wesleyan College in West Virginia. She was very active in the churches in which she and her husband served and enjoyed being a secretary and playing both the organ and piano during services. Mrs. Bowman was an avid amateur photographer and square dancer. Her caring nature and generous heart made her a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend.

Surviving are her loving husband of 50 years, Reverend Giles O. Bowman, Sr.; daughter, Debbie Harvey and husband Michael; son, Giles O. Bowman, Jr. and wife Sherra; grandchildren, Regan Bowman, Blaise Bowman, Joseph Lambert, Kathryn Parker, and Michael Lester Harvey; great grandchildren, Rylee Caves and Jackson Parker; brother, Jerry Chostner; and sisters, Nancy Underwood (Harry) and Judy Willis (Jack).

A funeral service will be held at 4:30 PM Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Matthews United Methodist Church, 801 South Trade Street, Matthews, NC 28105. Interment will follow at a later date in Winston Salem, NC at New Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Sunday.

Condolences at www.McEwenfs.com.