Marilue Bowman Watkins Obituary
We bid farewell to Marilue Bowman Watkins (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on February 8, 2025 at the age of 96. Marilue Bowman touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Marilue Bowman may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Mary Bowman and Louis Bowman; her husband Stanley Watkins; her siblings, Phyllis and Winston; and her son Kendall (Heather) of Des Moines.
She is survived by: her daughter Lynn (Marty) of Lexington, KY; her grandchildren, Samantha, Evan, Turner and Mason; her brother Larry; and her sister-in-law Ann Bowman.
