Carolyn Lorraine Edwards Bowes
<p>Carolyn Lorraine Edwards Bowes, age 83 of Long Beach, passed away on November 2, 2021.</p> <p>She was born in 1938 in McComb, MS. She was a ninth-generation Mississippian descending from pioneer families who settled southwest Mississippi in the early 1800s, when Mississippi was a territory.</p> <p>Carolyn spent her childhood with her Gatlin grandparents in Kentwood, LA and her early teen years in Elton, LA. She then moved to Pass Christian, MS, where she was a former State and Internationally Certified City Clerk and Tax Collector. After 17 years, she began a successful second career as a Real Estate Broker/Associate with Coldwell Banker Alfonso Realty.</p> <p> Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, James Franklin Edwards and Florence Lorraine Gatlin Gladden; and her husband, Harry James Bowes.</p> <p>She is survived by her daughter, Lorraine Ann Fay; her son Harry McRedmond Bowes; her grandchildren, Melissa Fay, Gatlin Fay, and Caroline Fay; and her great grandchildren, Chloe Marie Balcita and Benjamin James Balcita.</p> <p>She was a lifetime member of the Gulf Coast Symphony Guild and belonged to many other civic organizations. Her passion in life was for animal welfare, specifically Basset hounds.</p> <p>In lieu of flowers please send donations to Looziana Bassett Rescue, PO Box 642<br /> Folsom, LA 70437.</p> <p>A visitation will be held November 10, 2021, from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM, at Riemann Family Funeral Home, Long Beach, MS, followed by the the Memorial Service beginning at 11:00 AM in the funeral home chapel.</p> <p>An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com</p>Obituary
Carolyn Lorraine Edwards Bowes, age 83 of Long Beach, passed away on November 2, 2021.
She was born in 1938 in McComb, MS. She was a ninth-generation Mississippian descending from pioneer families who settled southwest Mississippi in the early 1800s, when Mississippi was a territory.
Carolyn spent her childhood with her Gatlin grandparents in Kentwood, LA and her early teen years in Elton, LA. She then moved to Pass Christian, MS, where she was a former State and Internationally Certified City Clerk and Tax Collector. After 17 years, she began a successful second career as a Real Estate Broker/Associate with Coldwell Banker Alfonso Realty.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, James Franklin Edwards and Florence Lorraine Gatlin Gladden; and her husband, Harry James Bowes.
She is survived by her daughter, Lorraine Ann Fay; her son Harry McRedmond Bowes; her grandchildren, Melissa Fay, Gatlin Fay, and Caroline Fay; and her great grandchildren, Chloe Marie Balcita and Benjamin James Balcita.
She was a lifetime member of the Gulf Coast Symphony Guild and belonged to many other civic organizations. Her passion in life was for animal welfare, specifically Basset hounds.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to Looziana Bassett Rescue, PO Box 642
Folsom, LA 70437.
A visitation will be held November 10, 2021, from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM, at Riemann Family Funeral Home, Long Beach, MS, followed by the the Memorial Service beginning at 11:00 AM in the funeral home chapel.
An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com
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Long Beach, MS 39560
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Long Beach, MS 39560