Annie Auton Bowman,

Annie Lou Auton Bowman, age 86, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday morning, October 10th, 2011 in the Sterling House in Hickory.  Annie was born in Caldwell County on July 17th, 1925 to parents Julius Edgar and Fannie Lou Anna Beach Auton.  She was a member of Shiloh Lutheran Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Wade Bowman, in 2004, whom she married on October 10th, 1942; daughter, Sylvia Ann Bowman Looper, in 1981; 6 brothers: Glenn, Leonard, Pete, Dave, Clyde, and Troy Auton; and 5 sisters: Callie Talbert, Nina Reed, Ethel Price, Lois Bumgarner, and Ora Lee Johnson.  Those left to cherish her memory include her 3 sons: James R.  Bowman & wife Wanda of Lenoir, Dwight E. Bowman & wife Martha of Claremont, and Gary Douglas Bowman & wife Karen of Bethlehem; 2 daughters: Barbara Gail Bowman Looper & husband Lindsay of Grace Chapel, and Patricia Dawn Bowman Burke & husband Quentin of the Ellendale community; 2 sisters: Jean Spencer and Irene Teeters – both of Caldwell County; 20 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great-grandchildren, and 2 expected great-great-grandchildren.  She also leaves behind a host of nieces and nephews.  Visitation will be conducted on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Bethlehem from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.  The service will follow at 4:30 p.m. inside the church sanctuary where Rev. Rosa Erickson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Annie’s’ sons and grandsons will serve as pallbearers, with Rudy and Lindsay Looper, and Quentin Burke serving as honoraries.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Annie’s memory to Alexander County Hospice @ 50 Lucy Echerd Lane. Taylorsville, 28681 (OR) to The Alexander County Christian Crisis Center @ 223 5th Avenue SW. Taylorsville, 28681.   Alexander Funeral Service has been entrusted with arrangements.