Laura Ann (Taber) Bowles

Laura Ann (Taber) Bowles, age 73 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away from this life, Saturday, December 24, 2016 at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Vamoosa Baptist Church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Butch Bradley and Mitch Williams will officiate.  Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.  Casket bearers are Tim Coffey, David Roe, Garde Bowles, Kort Bowles, Leslie Henderson, Jim Tatum, Darrell Mackey, James Bryant, and Willie Cloud.  The family will receive guests 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Laura was born October 8, 1943 in Escondido, California to Abbie Bernell (Harbason) and Jack Taber.  She graduated high school in Brock, Texas.  She married Zeb Bowles September 25, 1960 in Brock, Texas.  She was a co-owner and operator of a sandwich shop in Konawa.  Laura was a cat lover who also loved her grandchildren very much, and she loved attending sporting events of her grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of fifty-six years, Zeb Bowles of the home; two sons, Jack F. Bowles and wife, Kim of Avery, Texas, and Chris Bowles and wife, Audra of Maud, Oklahoma; step-father, Gerald Carpenter; and one sister, Linda Griffin of Memphis, Tennessee; and five grandchildren, Garde, Taylor, Kort, Shelby, and Garrett. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack Taber and Abbie Bernell Taber-Carpenter, and two infant sisters. Funeral Information: December 28, 2016, 10:30 AM Vamoosa Baptist Church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849