It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Barbara Kay Cowden of Hartstown, Pennsylvania, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who passed away on June 5, 2023, at the age of 78, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Roy Myers and Jeannette Himmelwright Myers; her husband Ward Marvin Cowden; and her daughter Mary Beth Cowden. She is survived by : her children, Theresa Dempsey (Vance) of Virginia and David Cowden (Suzanne) of Hartstown; her grandchildren, Amber Erb, Thomas Dempsey, Monica Taylor, Emerald, Elyssa Mitchell, Michelle "Mikey" Allen and Robert Cowden; her great grandchildren, Shane, Asia, Logan, Makayla, Winton, Percy, Cayleb, Madelynn and Evelynn; and her sisters, Janet Williams of Carlisle and Debra Deno (Dennis) of Virginia. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to PA Soldiers and Sailors Home, 560 E. 3rd St., Erie, PA 16507 or the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Waid-Coleman Funeral Home Inc