JANIE LORRAINE BOWKER

Janie Lorraine Bowker, 94, of Mt. Vernon passed away on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at the Republic Nursing and Rehab in Republic. She was born Nov. 30, 1929, in Horton; the daughter of Lonnie Lee and Hattie Irene (Kimrey) Barker.
She attended school in Metz and graduated from Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kan., where she received her degree in nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at the State Hospital in Nevada and then moved to Mt. Vernon, where she worked as a registered nurse at the Missouri Rehabilitation Center and retired in 1994. She loved to travel and was an active member of the First Christian Church in Mt. Vernon.
She is survived by one son, William (Gale) Bowker of Little Rock, Ark.; one daughter, Viola Traylor of Montgomery, Ala.; three grandchildren, EJ (Trish) Demaree of Ft. Worth, Texas, David (Carla) Demaree of North Carolina and Billy Traylor of Montgom; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Henry, Rex, Norman, and Lee Barker; and two sisters, Nellie Barker, and Bonnie Trapp.
Visitation and funeral services were held on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. A graveside service followed at the Balltown Cemetery in Horton.