Dollis graduated from Andrews University and received her bachelor's degree in nursing and two master's degrees in Community Health and Counseling. She was married to William Arnold Bowman on March 30th, 1958, in London, England. They remained married for 64 years until Arnold’s passing on February 6,2022.
Dollis accepted the seventh day sabbath at the age of 9 and stayed an active member of the Seventh-Day Adventist church. She joined pathfinders and became a Master Guide. She has a passion for cooking, traveling, gardening, singing and entertaining family and friends in her home.
Dollis is preceded in death by her parents Mary Bacchus - McDowall (1980) and James McDowall (1981). Her siblings Dorothy (Alpha) Bacchus, Valgina (O’Neil) Morgan, Walter (Iolyn) McDowall, Eileen (Arnold) Hazelwood, Monica (Bertram) Bacchus and Thelma (Winston) Bacchus, Lenford McDowall, and Cynthia Thomas (2022); Son-in-law Rollin Frank Snide (2011) and her beloved husband William Arnold Bowman (2022),
She is survived by her children: Delia Snide, Gale Sandra (Bruce) Hackworth, and Samuel Bowman
Grandchildren: Amy Snide, Rebecca (Nicholas) Wicks, David (Nicky) Snide, Jonathan (Gabriela) Velez, Amanda, Miranda, Thaddeus (Emily) Hackworth), Tracy (Michael) Keenan, Nicholas (Hailey Arends) Hackworth, and Sean (Samantha) Baptist
Great grandchildren: Ja’lea, Ja’ziah, Jaevien, Ty, Emerson, Wynn, Bennett, Adair, Clementine, Foster, Maxwell, Gwenyth, Eve, Belle and Liv
A Visitation will be held at Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha, FL 34734, US, on October 25, 2026, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by the Funeral Service at the same location from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.
A Committal Service will take place at Woodlawn Memorial Park & Cremation Gardens, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha, FL 34734, US, on October 25, 2026, from 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm.
