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Submitted: 6/24/24 • Approved: 6/24/24 • Last Updated: 6/27/24 • R1536475-G1536475-S3
Ronnie
November 5, 1954 - March 10, 2018
Married June 23, 1973
Vickie
March 26, 1955 - October 28, 2021
Parents of Jarrod and Stacie
Obituary
Meddars Funeral Home
Crossett, Arkansas
Ronnie Oneal Bowen, 63, of Crossett, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. He was born on November 5, 1954, and was a lifelong resident of Crossett.
He was a member of Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church, the CHS Class of 1973, and proudly served ten years in the Arkansas National Guard. Ronnie also worked 29 years as a truck driver for Georgia Pacific Chemical until his retirement in 2011. He enjoyed fishing but was an avid deer hunter and member of the Arkansas Trace Hunting Club. He loved running his hunting dogs and telling tales of the deer he had killed, even the ones he had killed that may not have been under legal circumstances. Ronnie was a kind-hearted friend to all who knew him who enjoyed visiting and joking around with others. But above all, he was a family man who adored his grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Don, and Betty Jane Ogden Yates. He is survived by his wife of forty-four years, Vickie Gail Tackett Bowen of Crossett; one son, Jarrod Bowen and wife, Brandy, of Milo; one daughter, Stacie Womack and husband, Joe, also of Milo; three sisters, Pam Abney and husband, Tim, of Crossett, Carolyn Sue Hendrix and husband, Robert, of West Monroe, LA, and Connie Herrington of Crossett; along with eight grandchildren, Tyler, Alli, Chloe, Paige, Presley, Noah, Lawson, and Laura Lee; and a host of other family members and friends.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 13th at the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church, 765 Ashley Rd 70, Hamburg, with Pastors Josh Luellen and Carlton White officiating, followed by an interment at Promise Land Cemetery under the direction of Medders Funeral Home. Pallbearers are Bryan Fields, Chad Hendrix, Ryan Abney, Blake Abney, Jeremy Laster, and Mark Troillet. Honorary pallbearers are Eugene Miles, Doyle Coody, D.C. Dodd, Joey Meeks, and Eugene Burnett.
Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at Medders Funeral Home, 1564 Hwy 52 W, in Crossett.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Promise Land Awanas Children’s Ministry.
Obituary
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home
Hamburg, Arkansas
Vickie Bowen, 66, of Hamburg, died Thursday, October 28, 2021, at her residence. Mrs. Bowen was a native of Hazen, Arkansas and a resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg for the past three years. She was a 1973 graduate of Mills High School in Little Rock. She worked at the Harold Jarvis Insurance Agency and was the Secretary/Bookkeeper for Coody Painting for 18 years. Mrs. Bowen was a member of the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church and she enjoyed sewing, quilting and “Showboat” Pork & Beans were a staple in her home. As a loving mother and grandmother, she cherished the time she spent with her children, but her grandchildren were the true joy of her life.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Ronnie Oneal Bowen in 2018; her father, Johnny Tackett; a brother, John Tackett and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Don & Betty Yates.
She is survived by a son, Jarrod Bowen and wife, Brandy; a daughter, Stacie Bowen Womack and husband, Joe, all of Hamburg; her mother, Shirley Tackett Moore of Little Rock; two sisters, Vanessa Tackett Troillett and husband, Russell, of Searcy and Connie Tackett Laster of Little Rock; nine grandchildren, Noah Womack, Lawson Womack, Lauralee Womack, Tyler Midwell, Alli Bowen, Chloe Midwell, Paige Bowen, Presley Bowen and Ashley Womack and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are 10 a.m., Monday, November 1, 2021, at the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Josh Luellen officiating. Burial will be in the Promise Land Cemetery. Pallbearers are Jeremy Laster, Mark Troillett, Noah Womack, Lawson Womack, Tyler Midwell and Joey Meeks. Honorary pallbearers are D.C. Dodd, Doyle Coody and Steve Courson. Memorials may be made to the Promise Land Cemetery Association, c/o Lindsey Brooks, 427Ashley Road 70, Hamburg, AR 71646.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home.
Contributed on 6/24/24 by deltabelle55
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