Roosevelt Cowley

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Mr. Roosevelt Cowley, 52, of Marked Tree, died Sunday at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. Born May 4, 1961, in Osceola to Bernice Gates Cowley and the late George Cowley, he was a roofer and a member of the Baptist faith.

In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by four sisters, Ruby Cowley, Angela Dawkins, Diane Dawkins and Valerie Williams, and one brother, George Cowley.

Mr. Cowley leaves seven sisters, Barbara Taylor, Gloria Smith and Regina Abraham all of Saginaw, Mich., Debra Deal of St. Louis, Mo., Emma Jean Jackson of Chicago, Ill., Pauline Marion of Plantersville, Miss., and Georgie Mae Cowley of Toledo, Ohio; and

Four brothers, Darryl Cowley and Murial Cowley of Saginaw, Mich., James Cowley of Blytheville and Tim Cowley of Joiner.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home in Blytheville with Loraine Walker officiating. Burial will follow at Sandy Ridge. The family will receive visitors from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home in Blytheville.