Bobby Cowart

July 10, 1921 - July 15, 2009

Bobby (Mary Gladys) Terrell Cowart passed away in Beaumont, Texas, on July 15, 2009. She was born in Otis, LA, on July 10, 1921, and was the daughter of the late James Norvell and Veda Catherine Burns Terrell, of Alexandria, LA. She is survived by: her daughter (Jaton' Louise Holder West) and son-in-law (Harvey Gordon West, Jr.), of Vienna, VA; her grandson (Stephen MacPherian West), his wife (Steffi Natascha Klohn), and their children (Noe Isaiah West and Milla Alexandra West), all of Berlin, Germany; her stepdaughter (June Cowart Backhaus) and her husband (Fred Backhaus), of Corvallis, OR; and her grandson (David Prentice) and granddaughter (Junellen Prentice). Her marriage to William Jennings Holder ended in divorce. She was predeceased by her second husband, George Warren Cowart. Her marriage to her third husband, Francis Wisner, ended in annulment. Arrangements for cremation are under the direction of Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. A graveside service will be held at a later date at the Burns-Blair Family Cemetery in Sieper, LA. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Yogi Crowe Memorial Scholarship Fund, POB 892, Cherokee, NC, which provides graduate scholarships for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.