Obituaries
Jean E. Bowles, 84
February 02, 2016
Jean E. Bowles, 84, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Paul R. and Mary M. Fitzkee.
In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her son, Donald C. Fogie, her sister, Alice (Marian) Cooter, and brother Paul H. Fitzkee.
She is survived by a brother, Daniel M. (Floy) Fitzkee, of Manheim, and her sister, Evelyn J. Beggs, of Sierra Vista, AZ. She is also survived by her children: Bonnie S. Alexander, of Millersville, sons Aubrey W. Bowles, Jr., of Lancaster, and Lee G. Bowles, of Manheim, and a grandson, Kyle Alexander, of Mount Joy.
Jean worked at Wyeth, co-managed the Double B Tavern, Columbia, the Watering Trough, Mount Joy, and the Colonial Inn, Marietta. She retired from Lancaster County Prison in 1995 after 17 years. She was a Center Control Officer and first female correctional officer to hold a permanent post. The Lancaster County Commissioners honored her as the recipient of the Lancaster County Prison Lock and Key Award, presented to the employee who exemplified the embodiment of the term “corrections professional.”
Jean was also an avid reader and gardener.
Funeral Services for Jean will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in Jean’s memory be made to Hospice & Community Care, PO Box 4125 Lancaster, PA 17604.
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February 06, 2016
I got to know Jean at a laundrymat in Mt. Joy that we both used week after week. She was so cool and interesting and tough and I’m so glad to have known her. We had a lot of fun and I have great respect for her. I’m very sorry for your loss, she was one of a kind.
Pam Keperling
February 05, 2016
Jean was one of the first people I had contact with when I came to work at the prison in 1991. She was gruff in her voice and slightly intimidating at first, but she turned out to be so sweet and funny. I have a picture of the her with me and another officer, and i cherish it. She told me a lot of prison stories and gave me a lot of memorable laughs. Years later well after her retirement, I moved down the street from her and her son. I saw her a few years ago and asked her if she remembered me and she said yes. My deepest condolences to the family, friends and people who were somehow a part of her life. Heaven is going to have one feisty angel.
February 05, 2016
B ONNIE I SENDING THE CONDOLENCE ON THE PASSING OF YOUR MOTHER FROM THE RICHARD L. WATERS FAMILY GOD BLESS YOU . RICHARD L. WATERS JR.
February 04, 2016
I worked at the jail with Jean for nearly 17 years. She made a ‘crib quilt’ for both of my sons when they were infants that we still have. I helped Jean move twice and still have a wooden desk she gave me when she moved into Skip’s house and no longer had room for it. Jean and I shared many stories and lots of laughs. Prior to working at the jail … I was an 18 year old working construction at TMI and Jean was a bartender at the Conoy Inn. She refused to serve me because I was so baby faced at the time and the tavern owner ended up giving me my beers. She got pissed because he overrode her decision. I use to tease her about this story in later years. Jean is in my thoughts and prayers. GOD Bless her soul.
Bob Bodnar
