Haberhsam Co., GA - Obituaries - Forrest Lee Bowden *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Kim Gordon" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************************************** Forrest Lee Bowden GASTONIA, N.C. – Funeral services for Forrest Lee Bowden, 69, of Gastonia, N.C., were held Wednesday, June 19, at Grace Baptist Church. The Rev. Brian Wright, the Rev. Don Mott and the Rev. Clarence McMahan officiated with burial in Gaston Memorial Park. Mr. Bowden died Monday, June 17, 2002, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A native of Habersham County, he was a son of the late E.B. and Mary Bowden. He was a lifelong member of Grace Baptist Church and was retired from the A.G. Boone Company in Charlotte, N.C. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Manolia Bowden. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Bowden of Gastonia, N.C.; son, David Lee Bowden of Gastonia, N.C.; stepson and wife, Bill and Debbie Jefferies of Gastonia, N.C.; stepson, Tommy Jefferies of Gastonia, N.C., Joey Jefferies of Boone, N.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Gloria Bowden and Chris Mann of Gastonia, N.C.; stepdaughters and husbands, Kaye and Mike Self, Frances and Lonnie Beavers, all of Gastonia, N.C.; sister-in-law and husband, Loyd and Marion Bowden of Athens; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 2200 Auten Road, Gastonia, N.C. Greene Funeral Home, Southside Chapel, Gastonia, N.C., was in charge of arrangements.