Edna Mae Bowman

Edna Mae “Eddie” (Hammontree) Bowman was born on September 2, 1936 and passed away on August 28, 2025 in Bellingham, WA, after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She lived a full and active life. Eddie was a devoted wife, mother, sister and grandmother who always put the interests of her family and others ahead of her own comfort and needs. 

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Richard “Dick” Bowman; parents, Robert and Geneva Hammontree; sisters, Karen Skelton, Roberta Porter, Lynda Warner, and brother, Chuck Hammontree. 

She is survived by: sister, Sandy Spencer; sons, Joel (Tamie), Seth (Kim), Barak (Liza), Doug Baumgart (Danielle); daughters, Pippa Dobie (Scott) and Wendy Malick (Gary); grandchildren, Allison Bowman, Megan Blakley (Cuff), Erica Tayag (Antonio), Liam Dobie (Lillie), Levi Dobie (Gwen), Nathan Malick, Levi Malick (Angel), Savannah Baumgart, and Koltan Baumgart; great-grandson, August Dobie. 

Eddie graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor’s degree in English. Eddie and Dick started their life together on December 25, 1956, in Logansport, Indiana. 

Mom was a talented seamstress and loved sewing and making gifts for family and friends. She enjoyed language and spoke Spanish well, loved to swim and enjoyed water ballet. Her extensive shell collection was collected over many years of enjoyable beachcombing. Mom and Dad always enjoyed gardening together and were master gardeners. Like their garden, their generosity was abundant. 

Since her baptism in 1962 as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mom's greatest love has been helping people learn about the Creator and his beautiful purpose for the earth soon to be fulfilled. 

We will miss her very much, but our hope comforts us as we look forward to seeing her and Dad soon in a perfect world.