Joyce L. Bowman

Joyce L. Bowman, age 70, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at her home in Monmouth on August 7, 2009 at 8:40 pm. Joyce was born on March 7, 1939 in Monmouth, Illinois and was the daughter of R. Lee and Nell L. Wallace McCullough. She was raised in Monmouth and attended Monmouth schools and graduated from Monmouth High School. She was married to Richard A. Bowman on December 2, 1966 in Hales Corner, Wisconsin. Joyce was a faithful member of West Side Presbyterian Church in Monmouth until it closed and she then joined First Lutheran Church of Monmouth and served it diligently the remainder of her life. A lifelong Monmouth resident, Joyce worked in the business community from 1957 until she retired in 2005, the majority of the time spent in family-owned shoe retail and wholesale operations throughout the Midwest. Cherished by her husband Dick and a wonderful relative to all her family, her true calling came when she became a mother to Pam and Bill and then a grandmother to Michelle, Heather, Jacob, and Dylan. She was a wonderful friend to many for a lifetime, remembering all of her grade school and high school chums until her death, and beyond. Her many outstanding traits included her sense of humor, her warm and loving nature, and her ability to listen without offering criticism. Her family and friends treasured her for these traits and many more. She is survived by her husband Richard A Bowman of Monmouth, Illinois One Daughter, Pamela Jo Ide (Larry) of Monmouth, Illinois One Son, William Algot Bowman (Liezl) of Champaign, Illinois Grandchildren Michelle Elizabeth Ide, Heather Christine Ide, Jacob Dean Ide, and Dylan Christopher Bowman Her sister, Shirley Jean Camp of Chicago Heights, Illinois Two Aunts, Ruth Oaks of Monmouth, Illinois and Alice McCreight of Sherrard, Illinois. Very Good Friends, Ronnie and Joan Sprout of Monmouth, Illinois She is preceded in death by her parents, a sister Carol McCullough Conn, nieces Carol Bowman, and Linda Teel, and a great niece Shannon St.George Services:A funeral service is planned on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 10:30 am at First Lutheran Church in Monmouth, Illinois. Her family plans to receive friends from 4:30 to 6:30 pm on Monday at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth, Illinois. Interment will be in the Monmouth Cemetery. A memorial fund is being established for First Lutheran Church in Monmouth, Illinois.