Mrs. Ruth Esther Bowen

April 23, 1926 - December 17, 2018

A Service of Remembrance for Ruth Esther Bowen, age 92, will be January 12, 2019 at 4:00pm at the Homosassa Seventh Day Adventist Church (5863 West Cardinal St). Ruth passed away Monday December 17, 2018. She was born on April 23, 1926 in Detroit, MI. Daughter of Lloyd & Marie Roberts. She was the oldest of four children. She is survived by her daughter, Sherry and her husband Antonio Martin of California, Son Eddie Bowen of California and sister, Joyce Anderson of Michigan. After high school Ruth attended Church of God Bible Training School in TN, and worked in the General Overseers Office for 3 years. Ruth later returned to Detroit where she worked in secretarial positions for much of her career. Ruth married Ed Bowen in 1965, he had 2 children, Sherry and Eddie whom both currently reside in CA. Ruth and Ed moved to Homosassa in December 1990. Ruth become a widow in February 2000, and she then became a caregiver for her mother who passed away in 2002. Ruth was very active in many local church Bible studies, she enjoyed being a part of the senior center’s luncheons, and she had been on a number of Caribbean cruises with other widowed seniors. The family would like to express their gratitude towards her caregiver, Adelina Irvin, childhood friends Sandy Moorehead & Velma Gilvert, Pastor Chris Kirk, Robin Heather and the Freedom for Life Family Church, Homosassa, FL. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com From Aunt Joyce, Mrs. Bowen's sister: Oh, Ruth, my dear, dear sister! How I love you and miss you! I was the talkative, adventurous one; you were the quiet, steady and reliable one. I always looked up to you and am thankful to have had you for 88 years. My loss is bittersweet--bitter because of my loss of you; sweet because of the happy memories we made together through the years. And thankful for the wonderful assurance that since each of us asked Jesus into our hearts, we WILL see each other again in Heaven. Until then, rest in peace.