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.