Jean Hoskins Bowers Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Jean Hoskins Bowers (West Des Moines, Iowa), born in Des Moines, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 85, on April 21, 2019. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Jean Hoskins Bowers to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Byrum and Lillian Byrum (Eubank); her sister Eva Mercer; her stepson Bobby Hoskins; and her husband Newton Bowers, Jr..
She is survived by: her former husband Bob Hoskins; her sons, Doug Hoskins and Douglas Hoskins; her stepdaughters, Newt, Carolyn Clark and Jennifer Chambers; her cousins, John Gustafson and Kent Eubank; and her nieces and nephews, Alice Benge, Pamela Frederick, Ted Mercer and Arnie Mercer.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts to Drake University Athletics, the Adams Bowers Actuarial Education Center at Drake, the Hawkeye Bridge Association Unit 216 for their Education Programs, or the Animal Rescue League of Iowa.
