Patricia Harlan Bowen

Patricia "Patty" Lu Harlan Bowen, age 82, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2024. Born on September 5, 1942, in Kansas City, Missouri she is preceded in death by her parents, Chester Woodrow and Joan Valot Snider and her husband of 26 years, Maxie Allen Bowen. Patty is survived by her children, Laura Kennemore (Pat), and Billy Harlan (Lori); her cherished grandchildren, Brady Harlan (Haley), Caroline Williams (Lucas), Jackson Kennemore, Abby Watkins (Caleb) and her great-grandchild, Liam Watkins. Patty is remembered by her siblings, David Snider and Joanie Armstrong (Lee); along with her stepchildren, David Bowen (Lori), Danny Bowen (Maria), and Debbie Bowen; as well as her step-grandchildren Jason Bowen, Rachel Legg (James), Jessica Todesco (Cody), and Matthew Bowen. In 1964, Patty received her BS in Elementary Education from Central Missouri State, where she earned a scholarship by being crowned Miss Warrensburg in the Miss Missouri Beauty Pageant. She moved to Corsicana in 1965 and began her 40-year teaching career with Corsicana ISD as a 1st grade teacher at Lee Elementary. She later served as the Director of the First Baptist Pre-School and Kindergarten for over 20 years. Well along in her career, Patty coached the Corsicana High School Cheerleaders and taught English as a Second Language. Patty continued to volunteer with CISD after her retirement and was a valued blessing to the high school. Patty was a devoted member of First Baptist Church, teaching Sunday School, helping with VBS, and working with the youth and children’s groups throughout the years. Patty and Max loved to travel and watch wildlife. She was an avid BUNKO player and a member of the "Lunch Bunch," enjoying the camaraderie of her feisty and devoted friends. Patty (Grandma) took great joy in attending events and watching her children, and then her grandchildren participate in activities and sports. Patty, a two-time breast cancer survivor, embodied strength and faithfulness as a mother, grandmother, friend and teacher. She will be deeply missed, but her legacy of love, kindness, and resilience will forever live on in the hearts of those she touched. Visitation will be at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home from 11:00am to 12:00pm followed by a 1:00pm graveside service at Hamilton Beeman Cemetery on Thursday, December 5, 2024. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation or the American Heart Association.

Patricia Harlan Bowen

September 5, 1942 - December 1, 2024