Mr. Charles "Chuck" Bowie

BOWIE, Mr. Charles "Chuck" - age 75, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 at his residence. Family hour 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 2109 M.L. King Ave. with funeral service commencing at 1 p.m. Pastor Rodney Ellison officiating. Interment Highland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Mr. Bowie will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. After which, Mr. Bowie will be taken to Hall-Fairley Mortuary, 710 Hall Ave, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 (601) 584-6815. Mr. Charles “Chuck” Bowie was born August 17, 1938 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the youngest of six children to his proud parents, Mose and Mattie Harris-Bowie. He attended Grace Love Elementary and Royal Street Jr. and Sr. High Schools. In 1958, Charles graduated from Rowan High School, where he participated in football, basketball and track. He attended Cohoma Junior College in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where he played football as a defensive and tight end and was selected to the All-SIC Conference Team. After leaving Cohoma, he reunited with his high school sweetheart, Lillie Conley and they were married on March 14, 1960. Later, the family moved to Flint, MI after the birth of their oldest daughter, Venita in 1963. Charles worked for Chevrolet and was transferred to Buick Motor Division Local #599 working in the Foundry. Later the Foundry reorganized as Plant 81, where he was promoted as an absentee clerk and then trained and promoted to EAP counselor and attended classes at University of Michigan-Flint. He retired in 2001, after working more than 35 years. Charles enjoyed bowling with various bowling leagues, reading a variety of books, magazines and newspapers, listening to music, sports especially, basketball, football, tennis and track & field. He loved watching old western movies, but his greatest hobby was spending time with his family. Mr. Charles Bowie leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Lillie Bowie of 54 years; 2 daughters, Dr. Venita L. Bowie of San Antonio, TX and Lillie Pringle of Raleigh, NC; son, Anthony C. “Tony” (Angela) Bowie of Biloxi, MS; 7 grandchildren, Charles, twins, Keshia and Tegra, Phillip, Booker, Tamerick and Anthony; great-grandchildren, Charles, Jr., and Allison; 2 sisters-in-law, Mary E. Harris, Helen (Paul) Taylor all of Hattiesburg, MS; brother-in-law, Mike Conley, Jr. of Flint; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mr. Bowie was preceded in death by: his parents; grandparents; 2 sisters, Catherine Bowie and Bernice Harris; and 3 brothers, Harvell Harris, Sr., Shelton Harris, Jr. and John Bowie. The family would like to express special thanks to all of his doctors including, Dr. Ronald Martin, Dr. Samuel Dismond, Dr. E. Saeed, Dr. Predepeanu, Dr. Varkey Thomas, ICU department at Hurley Medical Center, Heartland Hospice, Sterling Neighborhood family, Mt. Zion Church family and UAW Local #599 and close family friends.

Mr. Charles "Chuck" Bowie

August 17, 1938 - July 10, 2014