Leola Bumgarner Bowman, 81, of Hickory passed away on January 16, 2021 at Carolina Caring. Born March 16, 1939, in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the Wilburn McCoy Bumgarner and Agnes Leola Sigmon Bumgarner.
Leola was a member of Millers Lutheran Church and retired as a secretary with Hickory Manufacturing Co. She later worked and retired from Webb Murray School Cafeteria. Leola was the world’s best Mawmaw and loving mother.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Mack Donald Bowman; brothers, Harvey Bumgarner, Garland Bumgarner and Jasper Bumgarner.
Leola is survived by her sons, Rodney Mack Bowman and wife Brenda and Stacey Donald Bowman both of Hickory; grandchildren, Corey Mack Bowman and wife Natalie, Cody Mack Bowman and Michelle, and Tiffany Bowman; and great-grandchildren, Logan Hughes, Hailey Rose, Mack Bowman, Maddox C. Bowman and Piper Bowman.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Millers Lutheran Church in Hickory with Rev. Todd Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Millers Lutheran Church, Heating and Air Conditioning Fund, 2280 12th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601.
Condolences may be sent to the Bowman family at www.drumfh-hickory.com.
The Bowman family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home in Hickory.
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