Ouachita-East Baton Rouge County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BOWLUS, MARTHA OLIVE MYATT December 20, 2008
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BOWLUS, MARTHA OLIVE MYATT

Rabenhorst Funeral Home Baton Rouge, LA

Martha Olive Myatt Bowlus, a retired chartered life underwriter and chartered 
financial consultant, passed away peacefully at St. James Place on Saturday, 
December 20, 2008. She was born on September 11, 1920, in Monroe, where she had 
many fond childhood memories growing up with wonderful cousins and friends 
while attending Barkdull Faulk Elementary, Neville High School and Northeast 
Louisiana University. Affectionately known to all as "Monkey," she moved to 
Baton Rouge with her family in 1940 to attend LSU, where she majored in music 
and was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. At LSU, a favorite cousin, A.B. 
Myatt, of Monroe, introduced her to Bob Bowlus, of Brookhaven, Miss., whom she 
married on June 24, 1943, at St. Alban's Episcopal Church on the LSU campus. 
Later that day, Monkey and Bob left on a train for Washington D.C., where they 
would work on Capitol Hill; Monkey for several Louisiana congressmen and Bob 
for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. After the war, they returned to Baton 
Rouge, where Bob entered the insurance business and both became active in the 
community. Monkey served on many community boards, including Volunteers of 
America, Family Counseling Service, Trinity Episcopal Day School, Junior League 
of Baton Rouge and Chartered Life Underwriter Board of Directors. Her proudest 
volunteer accomplishment was serving as co-chairman in 1959 when "River Road 
Recipes" was first published. Monkey was a born salesman and was in charge of 
sales and promotion of "River Road Recipes". Monkey loved people and had a 
beautiful smile for everyone she met. She never met a stranger and was always 
willing to help. As the children grew, Monkey decided to work with Bob in the 
insurance business and earned her CLU and ChFC designations. The year that she 
obtained her final certification, it was noted that she and Bob were one of 
only seven couples in the country who had both received these prestigious 
degrees. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Monkey was predeceased 
by her parents, Joseph Morton Myatt and Ruth Prichard Myatt; loving husband of 
49 years, Robert E. Bowlus; and adored son, William Morton Bowlus, who died of 
an aortic aneurysm in 1987. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Ann Myatt 
Bowlus Storey; son-in-law, Stephen Gerard Storey; and beloved grandchildren, 
Susan Myatt Storey and William Morton Storey. As she requested, a private 
family graveside service conducted by the Rev. Ralph Howe was held on Tuesday, 
December 23, at Greenoaks Memorial Park. The family requests that memorials in 
her name be sent to Hospice of Baton Rouge, 9063 Siegen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA. 
70810; Friends of the LSU Library, c/o Middleton Library, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 
70803; Trinity Episcopal Church, 3552 Morning Glory Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 
70808; or a favorite charity.

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