It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Shirley Mae Bower of Winston Salem, North Carolina, born in Marshfield, Missouri, who passed away on April 12, 2024, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her husband Jay Bower; her daughter Lisa Bower Martinez; and her siblings, Dorothy McClanahan, Norma Knight and Ned Day.

She is survived by : her grandchildren, Peter Martinez (Alexis) of Austin, TX, Lauren Olinger (David) of Winston-Salem, NC and Joy Pinter (John) of Winston-Salem, NC; her great grandchildren, León, Esther, Sianna Martinez and Ezra Olinger; her niece Diane McClanahan of Kansas City, MO; and her nephews, Mark McClanahan of Dallas, TX, Russell Day of St. Louis, MO and Jim Day of Columbia, MO..

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Camp Point, Illinois, Memorial donations may be made to First Union Congregational Church or Culver-Stockton College. Memorial Donations may be made online at https://memorials.hansenspear.com.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Hansen-Spear Funeral Home