Effie Lou (Bowen) Handy (1937 - 2023)

Born 8 May 1937 in Bay Springs, Jasper, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Nov 2023 at age 86 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, United States

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Effie (Bowen) Handy is buried in Merchant Cemetery.

Biography

Effle Lou Bowen was born on May 08, 1937 in Bay Springs, Jasper, Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Samuel Patt Bowen and Bertha Mae Easterling.

She had six siblings, namely: Myrtis Gertrude, Annie Merle, Dixie Dale, Betty Sue, Rayford Junior, and Shirley Wayne.

She died on Nov 30, 2023 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Care Center; Age at Death: 86).

When she was 31, she married Alton D Handy on Nov 27, 1968 in Harris, Texas, USA.

Effle Lou Bowen lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1940 (StreetAddress: Old Raleigh Aud Magie Road; Age: 3; AttendedSchool: No; EnumerationDistrict: 65-3A; GradeCompleted: None; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter). Race: (White)

She was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Merchant Cemetery). ^[1]

Obituary

Effie L. Handy, 86 of Raleigh, MS passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023, at the Mississippi Care Center of Raleigh in Raleigh, Mississippi. She was born Saturday, May 8, 1937, in Bay Springs, Mississippi.

A Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Merchants Cemetery in Raleigh, MS with burial to follow. Bro. Red Bowen will officiate.

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Raleigh is in charge of arrangements, 601-764-2181.

She was preceded in death by her son, Phillip Wayne Anderson; father, Pat Bowen; mother, Bertha Easterling Bowen and her 6 Brothers and Sisters.

Survivors include her husband, Alton Handy; son, Arthur Lewis (Melanie); daughter, Sheila Gore; grandchildren, Elijah Anderson, Tommy Lewis, Taylor Ann Lewis, Marissa Boykin, Miranda Boykin; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Sources

1. ↑ Effie L Bowen Handy

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-CQW : Tue Nov 28 16:37:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Patt Bamen and Bertha Bamen, 1940.