Marguerite Bullen Gowins

Marguerite Bullen Gowins obituary, Winnsboro, LA

Marguerite Bullen Gowins

Marguerite Gowins Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home - Winnsboro on Jul. 17, 2025.

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Private graveside services for Mrs. Marguerite Bullen Gowins, of Vidalia, will be held Friday, July 18, 2025, at Lynn Cemetery, in Archibald, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home Ferriday.
Mrs. Gowins was born May 28, 1952, in Franklin County, MS and passed from this life on July 16, 2025, in Ferriday, LA at the age of 73, after a lengthy illness. She had a love for music and enjoyed playing the piano. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Lucian and Helen Bullen; father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Irene Gowins.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 48 years, John Sidney Gowins; her son, Matthew Gowins and wife, Savana; her grandson, James Gowins; her brothers, Lucian Bullen, Jr. and wife, Mary Sue, Robert Bullen and wife, Laura; also survived by a host of extended family and friends.

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