Mrs. Irene Thomas Bowman Newman, 86, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Danville, VA. Mrs. Newman has been a resident of Roman Eagle since 2007.

She was born May 19, 1930 in Cana, VA to the late Alfred Lee Thomas and the late Zelma Tobler Thomas.

She was predeceased in death by her husbands, Garner Franklin Bowman and William H. Newman, and her son, Donald Franklin Bowman.

She is survived by her sister, June Bowman of Ararat, VA; her brother, Jessie Thomas and wife, Annabel of Tocoma, WA; and her brother, Lewis Thomas of Stuart, VA.

She is also survived by her children, Kenneth Lee Bowman and wife Brenda of Dry Fork, VA, Anita Story and husband Kippy of Chester, VA, Janeen Frazier and husband Mike of Dobson, NC, Albert Blankenship, Jr. of New Kent, VA; and daughter-in-law, Marian Bowman of Marion, VA;
eight grandchildren, Kristina Lang Rousch and Mike of Chesterfield, VA, Ronnie Lang and wife Paula of Chesterfield, VA, Drew Puckett and wife Nicole of Stafford, VA, Michael Puckett and wife, Eva of Norfolk, VA, Lindsay Puckett Parks and husband Terry of Mt. Airy, NC, David Bowman and wife, Jennifer of Chesterfield, VA, Brian Bowman and wife Brandi of Atkins, VA, and Lindsay Leigh Bowman of Nashville, TN.
She is also survived by eleven great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Saturday, July 16, 2016 from 1:00 until 2:00 PM at Moody Funeral home in Mt. Airy with a funeral service to follow at Moody Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment will follow at Mount Bethel Moravian Church Cemetery in Cana, VA.

The family respectfully requests memorial donations to be made to Moffett Memorial Baptist Church, 1026 N. Main St., Danville, VA 24540, or to the Mount Bethel Moravian Church, Cemetery Fund, 127 Bethel Rd., Cana, VA 24317.