Iona Ellen Gowens

October 21, 2018

Service for Iona Ellen “Sister” Gowens, 79, of Piedmont will be Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at Thompson Funeral Home the Rev. Rodney Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from noon until time of service at the funeral home. Mrs. Gowens passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018. Survivors include daughter, Cindy Warren (Phil); grandchildren, Michael Gowens, Jenny Parris (Bret), Tyler Warren (Amber), and Matthew Warren; five great grandchildren, Scarlett Hooper, Serina Hooper, Mason Gowens, Michael Gowens, Jr., and Mary Helen Parris; one sister, Gail Rosamond Skinner (Larry); and several nieces, nephews, and a many special friends. Mrs. Gowens lived most of her life in Piedmont and was an active member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. She loved and supported her family unconditionally. Above all, she was a woman of strong faith and was a tireless Christian example for all that knew her. She enjoyed cooking, baking cakes and spending time with family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Mrs. Gowens was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Freeman Gowens; son, Timmy Gowens; sister, Joyce Ann Campbell; and brother, Jimmy Rosamond.