Ruby Ailene (Coe) Bowers, 96, passed away Monday, December 4, 2023. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at McLaren’s Resthaven Chapel in West Des Moines followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m. at McLaren’s. Entombment will be at Resthaven Mausoleum. Ruby was born July 11, 1927 in Exira, IA to Leonard and Doris (Beeson) Coe. She graduated from Guthrie Center High School in 1949. Ruby married John W. Bowers on January 28, 1949 in Des Moines. She enjoyed reading and spending time with her family.
Ruby is survived by her children, Robert Bowers of Urbandale, Lora Jean MacLean of Valparaiso, IN, and Paul Bowers of Des Moines. She was preceded in death by her son, John Bruce Bowers; and granddaughter, Catherine Bowers. Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of the Midwest and Easter Seals of Iowa.