Lina Small Matthews Bowyer Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Lina Small Matthews Bowyer of Jackson, Tennessee, who passed away on October 22, 2023, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Lina Small Matthews Bowyer to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lyna Flowers and James Shields Matthews Jr.; and her brother James Shields Matthews III of Jackson, TN.. She is survived by: her husband Frederick Louis Bowyer Jr.; her children, Lina Bowyer Ellis (Joe) of Atlanta, GA and Frederick Louis Bowyer III of Memphis, TN; her grandchildren, Matthew Joseph Ellis and Adeline Dawson Ellis of Atlanta, GA; her sister Sara Matthews Holmes of Memphis, TN; and her sisters-in-law, Sharon Brewer Matthews of Columbia, TN and Jane Harvard Bowyer of Orlando, FL. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
The family is requesting that memorial contributions be given to: Saint Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, 6 Esquire Lewis Road, Humboldt, TN 38343 or Youth Town, 3641 Youth Town Rd, Pinson, TN 38366 or Camp Nakanawa for Girls, 1084 Camp Nakanawa Rd., Crossville, TN 38571.
