Iona Marie Fowler

PEORIA – Iona M Fowler, 80, of Peoria, IL, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 6:35am at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home, Peoria. She was born on January 27, 1933, in Camargo, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Otis and Lola (Standard) Lingenfelter. She married Jesse C. Fowler on November 3, 1951 in Peoria. He survives.

She is survived by two sons, Ron (Judy) Fowler of Peoria and Scott (Dianna) Fowler of Washington, IL and one daughter Vicki (Ward) Stein of Franklin, TN. She has five grandchildren, Matt (Jessica) Fowler of Peoria; Jason (Carli) Youngman of Franklin, TN; Stacy (Chris) Gordon of Columbia, TN; Andrew (Shawn) Fowler of Downers Grove, IL and Adam Fowler of Goodlettsville, TN; and four great-grandchildren. Iona has one brother, Leonard (Lois) Lingenfelter of Monroe, IA; and two sisters, Carol Gibson of Peoria and Mickey Williams of Washington, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and five sisters.

Iona was active in bowling for 59 years, with many of those years spent bowling with her seven sisters. She was a secretary in two leagues for 49 years, ran the Peoria Sisters’ Tournament for 25 years, held the position of Director of the PWBA for three years and was recently inducted in to the Peoria Bowler’s Hall of Fame.

Iona was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan from the age of 13 when she started following the career of Stan Musial up to the recent World Series games.

Iona was a very loving, kind, and compassionate wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, and sister. She was greatly loved by her family and everyone who knew her. She will be dearly missed. The family would like to thank OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home staff who gave her such great care.

Funeral services will be at noon on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Davison-Fulton-Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home. The Rev. Jack Thompson will officiate. Visitation will be two hours prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria, IL.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home, 8630 N. IL Route 91, Peoria, IL, 61615; or The Michael Stern Parkinson’s Research Foundation, 1115 Broadway, Suite 1200, New York, New York, 10010. You may create an online condolence at www.woolseywilton.com.