Silver Springs, FL - Joan Bowron Lowe “Gramps” Glorius, 101, took her first new breath in the shadow of her lord and savior and to join her family on September 13, 2019 from a period of declining health. She was 21 days shy of her 102nd birthday. Joan was born on October 05, 1917 in Coventry, England. She was born to Walter Bowron, 1888-1974, (one of the original designers of the early Land Rover, hand picked by the Queen herself in 1946 that went into production in 1947) and Florence Mabel Marie nee Coltman 1888-1973. Younger sister, Diane (Ken) Bowron Wilson of Tile Hill, Coventry, England survives her. She is also survived by nieces Shirley Whitfield of Bournemouth, England; Beverly (Michael) Wilson Nobbs of Northampton, England; Pamela (Jem) Wilson Baskott of Coventry, England and Cousin Valerie Figg Horton of Coventry, England. Several British friends (Joan Lisle, Mark K Downs, Rene Toombs and Brenda Branch) that she worked with in England as well also survive her. She is also survived by her only son, Dr. David V. (Marianne) Glorius of Ocala, Florida; Granddaughters BethAnne Helen Glorius, Casey Robin Glorius and Grandson Christopher Scott-Bowron Glorius all of Silver Springs. She was predeceased by her parents, mother in 1973 and father in 1974; and by her husband of 60 years, Sergeant Vincent David “The Warden” Glorius on March 27, 2008. She was also predeceased by older sister Doris (Cliff) Bowron Whitfield of Bournemouth, England, 2010; younger sister Florence, 1921; two nieces, Helen Louise Nobbs Chesters in 2001 and Claire Nobbs in 2005, both from England. She was previously married 10 short months to Corporal Frank Wyndham Lowe (Coventry), Corps of Military Police (UK) who was killed on May 29, 1940 in action off the coast of France. While in England, Joan worked at Carbodies, The Standard, The Alvis and The Climax, manufacturing automobile parts in Coventry, England. When WW II broke out, she manufactured materials for the War effort. She liked to knit, go dancing, go to the cinema and live theatre. She would tell us many stories about hearing the air-raid sirens go off in the evening and everyone would go down into the shelters and then come back out in the morning to see what damage had been inflicted by the bombing of Britain. One night in the bomb-shelter, someone had a banana, and asked if anyone wanted it. Her niece, Shirley, said she would. She took one bite, and spat it out…my mum said she could have choked her. She disliked the coupon rationing for sweets, as they were only allowed ¾ of a pound, and she and Aunty Diane would have them done in a day. She met Vincent at one of the Skating rinks one night and they became good friends. One night, she and Vincent were walking home with some of his buddies and all of a sudden she disappeared. Vincent turned around and found her in a bomb crater that she had fallen into. They fished her out and continued on to her house. Vincent was not liked initially by Joan’s mother, but he soon won her over with things that he could get at the commissary that she was unable to get. Joan’s father loved talking & spending time with him, as he had lived in the US from 1911-1915, and writing home about the Model A so that the Rover Car Company in England could start manufacturing automobiles. When Vincent got back to the United States in 1945, he and Joan corresponded frequently and Vincent asked her to marry him. She left England for a life in the United States in 1947 and they were married in Miami, Florida on July 14, 1947. She and her younger sister, Diane (Ken) celebrated dual 50th Wedding Anniversaries when Joan and her family went back to England in July 1997 for THE celebration. Besides living in Coventry, England, Joan also made her home in Miami/Hialeah and Ocala, Florida. She traveled all over The United States with her family and even into Iceland, Mexico and Canada. While in the United States, Joan was a homemaker. At home in the United States, Joan was a fantastic crossword player. She and Vincent would do the daily crosswords together and generally get them all correct. She loved her flowers and was always puttering around outside. She was a die-hard tennis fan and loved watching Bjorn Borg and “the Brat” McEnroe play, but most recently became and avid follower of Roger Federer. She even had her grandkids asking her if “Federer was on yet”. She even wrote Roger and he corresponded back with a few autographed items. She was flabbergasted that he would take the time to write back and kept that photo of him that he sent in front of her place setting so she could look at him most any time she wanted. She was also an avid reader and loved Danielle Steele and Agatha Christie. Joan was also teaching her eldest granddaughter, BethAnne, how to knit. Joan never had cross words to say about anybody. She was an excellent homemaker and wonderful wife and mother. She had a great sense of humor and was loved by many. She loved her families, but especially her three grandchildren. Unfortunately, she did not get many years to spend with them but the time she did was quality time. She will be missed by many, especially her family. She was Anglican (UK) by faith, but attended Blessed Trinity Catholic Church with her husband and family. Her wake will be at Countryside Funeral Home in Anthony, FL on September 18, 2019 from 5 to 7PM. The funeral mass will be held at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church on September 19, 2019 at 2 PM with Fr. Patrick Sheedy officiating. All friends and family are welcome to attend. There will be a gathering of her family and friends in the Community Centre after the funeral mass. Burial will private at a later date. If you are coming to either the wake or service, please wear something pink, as that was my mum’s favourite colour! I firmly believe that her chocolates contributed greatly to her longevity. She had chocolates of some type of sweet everyday!
Some stories:
She and David used to go to Silver Springs every Sunday back in the 60’s for years. One Sunday, a guy came up and said that he had 2 extra tickets to the Tommy Bartlett Deer Ranch. We went, because it was free. While we were in there looking at the deer, one started nibbling on her skirt. She did not like that and pulled her skirt back.
One day, David put a frog in the washing machine…the next day, she opened the lid, and there the frog was staring at her from the top of the agitator. Scared her a lot. David had to fish it out when he got home from school.
David had a pet flying squirrel named Rocky. One night, he and his best friend Jimmy went to Jack in the Box for some burgers. While they were there, the, Rocky, got out and immediately went into mums room to jump from one curtain to the other. His dad called the jack in the box and asked David to come home to put the squirrel away.
Back in September 2000, David, Marianne and his parents were in Philadelphia for a medical conference. There was a lady in the exhibits section that was hocking an ultrasound machine. Marianne made arrangements with the lady to do a real-time ultrasound for my folks to show them BethAnne that would be born in April of the next year…David’s mum walked around with a smile for weeks after that…
Christopher would often sneak into her bedroom in the evening to watch TV with her…and also knew that she would share her chocolates with him. Sneaky, he was.
Mum would also slip the dogs treats when no-one was looking.
Mum was embarrassed about her gnarly knuckles. She often commented to David that out of 3 daughters, she was the one that got her mothers’ knuckles.
Before David and his family moved to Ocala from Hialeah back in 1961, she used to stroller him up to the shopping centre everyday. She said many times that she wore the wheels off that stroller pushing David back and forth. One day, they went up on the escalator…and David got his foot caught in the track. His mum was frantic to try and get his foot out. She said that some big guy jumped down from the top to help her pull David’s foot out. When it was all said and done, she and David went home with 2 new pairs for shoes for David.
Vincent never came home and asked David’s mum what kind of car she wanted to drive. He came home and surprised her one night with a 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Mom drove it for about 10 days, and complained about the shifter on the floor all the whole time. After about 10 days, Vincent came home with a new Chrysler that had the shifter on the column. Mum never complained again.
October 2nd 2017, a few days before mum’s 100th birthday party, she got admitted to the hospital with a small bowel obstruction. Nothing by mouth to eat or drink…on the 5th, the staff put up a sign on her door saying she was 100. They even brought up some goodies for when she got better. On Friday, I begged the doctor to let her go home because of her big party the next day…we had folks coming in from all over. They let her go home, and on Saturday the 7th, we had her 100th birthday party with 35 folks in tow. She even got a hand signed card from the Queen herself.
Thank you! emails to [email protected]
Some stories:
She and David used to go to Silver Springs every Sunday back in the 60’s for years. One Sunday, a guy came up and said that he had 2 extra tickets to the Tommy Bartlett Deer Ranch. We went, because it was free. While we were in there looking at the deer, one started nibbling on her skirt. She did not like that and pulled her skirt back.
One day, David put a frog in the washing machine…the next day, she opened the lid, and there the frog was staring at her from the top of the agitator. Scared her a lot. David had to fish it out when he got home from school.
David had a pet flying squirrel named Rocky. One night, he and his best friend Jimmy went to Jack in the Box for some burgers. While they were there, the, Rocky, got out and immediately went into mums room to jump from one curtain to the other. His dad called the jack in the box and asked David to come home to put the squirrel away.
Back in September 2000, David, Marianne and his parents were in Philadelphia for a medical conference. There was a lady in the exhibits section that was hocking an ultrasound machine. Marianne made arrangements with the lady to do a real-time ultrasound for my folks to show them BethAnne that would be born in April of the next year…David’s mum walked around with a smile for weeks after that…
Christopher would often sneak into her bedroom in the evening to watch TV with her…and also knew that she would share her chocolates with him. Sneaky, he was.
Mum would also slip the dogs treats when no-one was looking.
Mum was embarrassed about her gnarly knuckles. She often commented to David that out of 3 daughters, she was the one that got her mothers’ knuckles.
Before David and his family moved to Ocala from Hialeah back in 1961, she used to stroller him up to the shopping centre everyday. She said many times that she wore the wheels off that stroller pushing David back and forth. One day, they went up on the escalator…and David got his foot caught in the track. His mum was frantic to try and get his foot out. She said that some big guy jumped down from the top to help her pull David’s foot out. When it was all said and done, she and David went home with 2 new pairs for shoes for David.
Vincent never came home and asked David’s mum what kind of car she wanted to drive. He came home and surprised her one night with a 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Mom drove it for about 10 days, and complained about the shifter on the floor all the whole time. After about 10 days, Vincent came home with a new Chrysler that had the shifter on the column. Mum never complained again.
October 2nd 2017, a few days before mum’s 100th birthday party, she got admitted to the hospital with a small bowel obstruction. Nothing by mouth to eat or drink…on the 5th, the staff put up a sign on her door saying she was 100. They even brought up some goodies for when she got better. On Friday, I begged the doctor to let her go home because of her big party the next day…we had folks coming in from all over. They let her go home, and on Saturday the 7th, we had her 100th birthday party with 35 folks in tow. She even got a hand signed card from the Queen herself.
Thank you! emails to [email protected]
Silver Springs, FL - Joan Bowron Lowe “Gramps” Glorius, 101, took her first new breath in the shadow of her lord and savior and to join her family on September 13, 2019 from a period of declining health. She was 21 days shy of her 102nd birthday. Joan was born on October 05, 1917 in Coventry, England. She was born to Walter Bowron, 1888-1974, (one of the original designers of the early Land Rover, hand picked by the Queen herself in 1946 that went into production in 1947) and Florence Mabel Marie nee Coltman 1888-1973. Younger sister, Diane (Ken) Bowron Wilson of Tile Hill, Coventry, England survives her. She is also survived by nieces Shirley Whitfield of Bournemouth, England; Beverly (Michael) Wilson Nobbs of Northampton, England; Pamela (Jem) Wilson Baskott of Coventry, England and Cousin Valerie Figg Horton of Coventry, England. Several British friends (Joan Lisle, Mark K Downs, Rene Toombs and Brenda Branch) that she worked with in England as well also survive her. She is also survived by her only son, Dr. David V. (Marianne) Glorius of Ocala, Florida; Granddaughters BethAnne Helen Glorius, Casey Robin Glorius and Grandson Christopher Scott-Bowron Glorius all of Silver Springs. She was predeceased by her parents, mother in 1973 and father in 1974; and by her husband of 60 years, Sergeant Vincent David “The Warden” Glorius on March 27, 2008. She was also predeceased by older sister Doris (Cliff) Bowron Whitfield of Bournemouth, England, 2010; younger sister Florence, 1921; two nieces, Helen Louise Nobbs Chesters in 2001 and Claire Nobbs in 2005, both from England. She was previously married 10 short months to Corporal Frank Wyndham Lowe (Coventry), Corps of Military Police (UK) who was killed on May 29, 1940 in action off the coast of France. While in England, Joan worked at Carbodies, The Standard, The Alvis and The Climax, manufacturing automobile parts in Coventry, England. When WW II broke out, she manufactured materials for the War effort. She liked to knit, go dancing, go to the cinema and live theatre. She would tell us many stories about hearing the air-raid sirens go off in the evening and everyone would go down into the shelters and then come back out in the morning to see what damage had been inflicted by the bombing of Britain. One night in the bomb-shelter, someone had a banana, and asked if anyone wanted it. Her niece, Shirley, said she would. She took one bite, and spat it out…my mum said she could have choked her. She disliked the coupon rationing for sweets, as they were only allowed ¾ of a pound, and she and Aunty Diane would have them done in a day. She met Vincent at one of the Skating rinks one night and they became good friends. One night, she and Vincent were walking home with some of his buddies and all of a sudden she disappeared. Vincent turned around and found her in a bomb crater that she had fallen into. They fished her out and continued on to her house. Vincent was not liked initially by Joan’s mother, but he soon won her over with things that he could get at the commissary that she was unable to get. Joan’s father loved talking & spending time with him, as he had lived in the US from 1911-1915, and writing home about the Model A so that the Rover Car Company in England could start manufacturing automobiles. When Vincent got back to the United States in 1945, he and Joan corresponded frequently and Vincent asked her to marry him. She left England for a life in the United States in 1947 and they were married in Miami, Florida on July 14, 1947. She and her younger sister, Diane (Ken) celebrated dual 50th Wedding Anniversaries when Joan and her family went back to England in July 1997 for THE celebration. Besides living in Coventry, England, Joan also made her home in Miami/Hialeah and Ocala, Florida. She traveled all over The United States with her family and even into Iceland, Mexico and Canada. While in the United States, Joan was a homemaker. At home in the United States, Joan was a fantastic crossword player. She and Vincent would do the daily crosswords together and generally get them all correct. She loved her flowers and was always puttering around outside. She was a die-hard tennis fan and loved watching Bjorn Borg and “the Brat” McEnroe play, but most recently became and avid follower of Roger Federer. She even had her grandkids asking her if “Federer was on yet”. She even wrote Roger and he corresponded back with a few autographed items. She was flabbergasted that he would take the time to write back and kept that photo of him that he sent in front of her place setting so she could look at him most any time she wanted. She was also an avid reader and loved Danielle Steele and Agatha Christie. Joan was also teaching her eldest granddaughter, BethAnne, how to knit. Joan never had cross words to say about anybody. She was an excellent homemaker and wonderful wife and mother. She had a great sense of humor and was loved by many. She loved her families, but especially her three grandchildren. Unfortunately, she did not get many years to spend with them but the time she did was quality time. She will be missed by many, especially her family. She was Anglican (UK) by faith, but attended Blessed Trinity Catholic Church with her husband and family. Her wake will be at Countryside Funeral Home in Anthony, FL on September 18, 2019 from 5 to 7PM. The funeral mass will be held at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church on September 19, 2019 at 2 PM with Fr. Patrick Sheedy officiating. All friends and family are welcome to attend. There will be a gathering of her family and friends in the Community Centre after the funeral mass. Burial will private at a later date. If you are coming to either the wake or service, please wear something pink, as that was my mum’s favourite colour! I firmly believe that her chocolates contributed greatly to her longevity. She had chocolates of some type of sweet everyday!
Some stories:
She and David used to go to Silver Springs every Sunday back in the 60’s for years. One Sunday, a guy came up and said that he had 2 extra tickets to the Tommy Bartlett Deer Ranch. We went, because it was free. While we were in there looking at the deer, one started nibbling on her skirt. She did not like that and pulled her skirt back.
One day, David put a frog in the washing machine…the next day, she opened the lid, and there the frog was staring at her from the top of the agitator. Scared her a lot. David had to fish it out when he got home from school.
David had a pet flying squirrel named Rocky. One night, he and his best friend Jimmy went to Jack in the Box for some burgers. While they were there, the, Rocky, got out and immediately went into mums room to jump from one curtain to the other. His dad called the jack in the box and asked David to come home to put the squirrel away.
Back in September 2000, David, Marianne and his parents were in Philadelphia for a medical conference. There was a lady in the exhibits section that was hocking an ultrasound machine. Marianne made arrangements with the lady to do a real-time ultrasound for my folks to show them BethAnne that would be born in April of the next year…David’s mum walked around with a smile for weeks after that…
Christopher would often sneak into her bedroom in the evening to watch TV with her…and also knew that she would share her chocolates with him. Sneaky, he was.
Mum would also slip the dogs treats when no-one was looking.
Mum was embarrassed about her gnarly knuckles. She often commented to David that out of 3 daughters, she was the one that got her mothers’ knuckles.
Before David and his family moved to Ocala from Hialeah back in 1961, she used to stroller him up to the shopping centre everyday. She said many times that she wore the wheels off that stroller pushing David back and forth. One day, they went up on the escalator…and David got his foot caught in the track. His mum was frantic to try and get his foot out. She said that some big guy jumped down from the top to help her pull David’s foot out. When it was all said and done, she and David went home with 2 new pairs for shoes for David.
Vincent never came home and asked David’s mum what kind of car she wanted to drive. He came home and surprised her one night with a 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Mom drove it for about 10 days, and complained about the shifter on the floor all the whole time. After about 10 days, Vincent came home with a new Chrysler that had the shifter on the column. Mum never complained again.
October 2nd 2017, a few days before mum’s 100th birthday party, she got admitted to the hospital with a small bowel obstruction. Nothing by mouth to eat or drink…on the 5th, the staff put up a sign on her door saying she was 100. They even brought up some goodies for when she got better. On Friday, I begged the doctor to let her go home because of her big party the next day…we had folks coming in from all over. They let her go home, and on Saturday the 7th, we had her 100th birthday party with 35 folks in tow. She even got a hand signed card from the Queen herself.
Thank you! emails to [email protected]
Some stories:
She and David used to go to Silver Springs every Sunday back in the 60’s for years. One Sunday, a guy came up and said that he had 2 extra tickets to the Tommy Bartlett Deer Ranch. We went, because it was free. While we were in there looking at the deer, one started nibbling on her skirt. She did not like that and pulled her skirt back.
One day, David put a frog in the washing machine…the next day, she opened the lid, and there the frog was staring at her from the top of the agitator. Scared her a lot. David had to fish it out when he got home from school.
David had a pet flying squirrel named Rocky. One night, he and his best friend Jimmy went to Jack in the Box for some burgers. While they were there, the, Rocky, got out and immediately went into mums room to jump from one curtain to the other. His dad called the jack in the box and asked David to come home to put the squirrel away.
Back in September 2000, David, Marianne and his parents were in Philadelphia for a medical conference. There was a lady in the exhibits section that was hocking an ultrasound machine. Marianne made arrangements with the lady to do a real-time ultrasound for my folks to show them BethAnne that would be born in April of the next year…David’s mum walked around with a smile for weeks after that…
Christopher would often sneak into her bedroom in the evening to watch TV with her…and also knew that she would share her chocolates with him. Sneaky, he was.
Mum would also slip the dogs treats when no-one was looking.
Mum was embarrassed about her gnarly knuckles. She often commented to David that out of 3 daughters, she was the one that got her mothers’ knuckles.
Before David and his family moved to Ocala from Hialeah back in 1961, she used to stroller him up to the shopping centre everyday. She said many times that she wore the wheels off that stroller pushing David back and forth. One day, they went up on the escalator…and David got his foot caught in the track. His mum was frantic to try and get his foot out. She said that some big guy jumped down from the top to help her pull David’s foot out. When it was all said and done, she and David went home with 2 new pairs for shoes for David.
Vincent never came home and asked David’s mum what kind of car she wanted to drive. He came home and surprised her one night with a 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Mom drove it for about 10 days, and complained about the shifter on the floor all the whole time. After about 10 days, Vincent came home with a new Chrysler that had the shifter on the column. Mum never complained again.
October 2nd 2017, a few days before mum’s 100th birthday party, she got admitted to the hospital with a small bowel obstruction. Nothing by mouth to eat or drink…on the 5th, the staff put up a sign on her door saying she was 100. They even brought up some goodies for when she got better. On Friday, I begged the doctor to let her go home because of her big party the next day…we had folks coming in from all over. They let her go home, and on Saturday the 7th, we had her 100th birthday party with 35 folks in tow. She even got a hand signed card from the Queen herself.
Thank you! emails to [email protected]
