Daughter of James Robert Ashmore & Minnie Ada Martin
Lemley Funeral Service Obituary
Lela O. Bower, 91, of Atkins, died Monday,
December 31, 2007, at St. Mary's Regional
Medical Center in Russellville. She was born
January 10, 1916, in the Griffin Flat
Community in Pope County, Arkansas, and
was the daughter of the late Robert and
Minnie Ada Martin Ashmore. She was also
preceded in death by her husband, E.E.
Bower; a daughter, Patsy Price; a
grandson, Ricky Hamm, and a great-grandson,
David Wesley Francis. She was a homemaker
and was an Assembly of God member.
Survivors include a son and daughter-
in-law, Kenneth and Eva Bower of Russellville;
three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and
Bill Silvers of Russellville, Frances and
Charles Smith of Atkins, Martha and Darrell
Flory of Hattieville; 13 grandchildren, 28
great-grandchildren, 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM Thursday,
January 3, 2008, at Lemley Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Bill Caldwell, Charles Smith and Rev. Bobby
Holyfield officiating. Burial will be in Oakland
Cemetery, north of Atkins, by Lemley Funeral Service.
Visitation will be 6:30-8:30 Pm Wednesday.
Pallbearers will be Billy Bower, Bobby Bower,
Christopher Flory, Michael Price, Joey Pack, and Ethan Bratton
