Linda Frances (Savell) Bowie

Coleman Funeral Home of Olive Branch Linda Frances (Savell) Bowie, 80, of Olive Branch, MS, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Friends are invited to a visitation with the family on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., with the service to follow at 6:00 p.m., all at Coleman Funeral Home of Olive Branch. Pastor Santiago Shol of Grace Chapel in Sandy Hook, MS, will officiate the service. The interment will be held at a later date at West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. Linda was born on July 13, 1944, in Jackson, MS. Linda attended Hardy Junior High in Jackson, where she competed in track and was very skilled. She graduated from Central High, also in Jackson. Linda was a loving, devoted wife and a wonderful stay-at-home mother to her five children. At 61, Linda earned her degree as a massage therapist. Over the years, Linda had many different hobbies and pastimes, such as tennis, sewing, baking wedding cakes, making decorative candles, playing the piano, and singing. She was the church pianist for several different churches in different cities such as Jackson, MS, Dayton, OH, Alamogordo, NM, and Olive Branch, MS. She also volunteered her time playing at the Patriotic Meeting in Southaven, MS. Linda, a devout Christian, attended Trinity Congregational Methodist Church in Olive Branch, MS. She had a giving heart and often donated to charities and people in need. Linda was full of life and loved to travel as much as possible. She made friends everywhere she went and everyone who met her loved her. Linda’s bright personality will be missed so much by everyone who had the honor of getting to know her. Linda is preceded in death by her parents, Ruby Arlene Savell and Dr. J.J. Savell, and sister, Joyce Barrett. Linda is survived by her husband, Claude P. Bowie, Jr. of Olive Branch; sons, Bryan Bowie (Tracy) of Olive Branch, Paul Bowie of Gluckstadt, MS, Austen Bowie of Gluckstadt, and Jonathan Bowie of Olive Branch; daughter, Claudia Sherfy (Gerald) of Olive Branch; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Bruce Savell of Olive Branch; nephew, Mark Barrett of Crystal Springs, MS; and relatives on her mother’s and father’s side of the family. In lieu of traditional flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Linda Bowie’s name to Hebron Colony/Grace Home of Boone, NC (www.hebroncolony.org). Online condolences may be left on her tribute wall at www.colemanfuneralhomeob.com

Linda Frances (Savell) Bowie

July 13, 1944 - September 21, 2024

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