Viola Cowley

© Durant Daily Democrat

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Services for Viola Cowley, 61, of Bokchito, who passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, in Durant, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Coffey-Murray Funeral Chapel, Durant. Rev. Bob McLean will officiate.

Viola was born Monday, Oct. 13, 1947, in Russellville, Ark., to Matthew and Ruby (Wells) Stephens. She married Rick Cowley on Oct. 10, 1969, in Denison, Texas.

Mrs. Cowley was a nurse's aide. She was a member of the Reynolds Baptist Church in Bokchito. She loved to crochet, needle point, arts and crafts and crossword puzzles. She enjoyed doing things for her family.

Viola was preceded in death by her father.

She is survived by her husband; sons Michael Cowley and wife Dawn, Joshua, Texas, and Matt Cowley, Durant; daughter Tonya Cowley, Bokchito; her mother of Calera; sister and brother-in-law Gale Adams and husband Charlie, Cartwright; brother and sister-in-law Mike Stephens and wife Helen, Durant; brother Monty Stephens, Pottsboro, Texas; granddaughters Stormy Fritz and Brandy Morris, Joshua, Texas, and grandson Robert Fritz, Arlington, Texas.

Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Calera. Pallbearers will be John Cowley Jr., Marcus Stephens, Rob Cowley, Stephen Hargrove, Chris Doty and Devin Sanders.

Family hour will be today from 6-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Coffey-Murray Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

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