Lois June Bowers

Lois June (Chambers) Bowers was born to Forest Leslie and Margaret Mae (Peppers) Chambers on February 20, 1940, at the farm home of her paternal grandparents, James. L and Minnie (Hayter) Chambers near Glenwood, Iowa.

Born into a farming family, Lois attended several different schools (including three one-room country schools) in southwest Iowa and northeast Nebraska, graduating from Glenwood High School with the class of 1957. In 1963, Lois left Iowa and moved to Norfolk, Virginia where her brother Loran and family were stationed with the U.S. Navy. While attending cosmetology school, Lois also worked weekends and evenings at the local diner where she met a sailor by the name of Leonard Ray Bowers, stationed at the naval base. On April 12, 1964, Lois and Ray were united in marriage at the Navel Chapel at the U.S. Naval Base.

In November of 1967, the Navy relocated the Bowers family (including daughter, Vicki) to Beeville, Texas. In Beeville, their family grew to include another daughter, Teresa, and a son, Brian Ray. In January 1971, Ray was transferred to serve aboard ship for three years. During which time ,Lois chose to remain, with the children, in their home in Beeville since they had made many friends in Beeville (including those friends they had at First Christian Church, which they had joined soon after relocating to Texas).

When Ray retired from the Navy in 1975, the family had already decided to remain in Beeville. In November 1976, Lois opened “B” Beauty Haven, which she would continue to own and operate until her retirement in February 2026. Lois remained an active member of First Christian Church throughout her entire life.

Lois passed away on May 3, 2026. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ray, oldest daughter, Vicki Jo Bowers, infant granddaughter, Dakota Denise Bowers, brothers, Dale (and his wife, Joanne) and Loran (and his wife, Alice).

Lois is survived by one son, Brian Ray Bowers (and his wife, DD) of Rios, Texas; one daughter, Teresa Gratehouse (and her husband, Todd) of Taylor, Texas; three granddaughters, Victoria Bowers, Rebekah Gratehouse and Ashtyn Gratehouse (Jose Martinez);one grandson, Forrest Gratehouse; great grandson, Alexander Martinez; one great granddaughter, Angelica Martinez. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews, Linda Castello, Deborah Haynie, Karen Cooke, Sharon Yates, Neil Chambers, Terry Chambers and a sister-in-law, Sherre Bowers.

Visitation will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Oak Park Memorial Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am. Interment will be held at Beeville Memorial Park Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers are Troy Hernandez, Zach Peterson, Jason Hernandez, David Miller, Bryan Loya and Christian Cooper.

OAK PARK MEMORIAL FUNERAL CHAPEL

BEEVILLE, TEXAS

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Lois June Bowers, please visit our floral store.