Elizabeth Bousman

Elizabeth (Liz) Smith Bousman, 85, of Rocky Mount, VA died at her home on Thursday, August 26, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel Gray Bousman; parents, Jim Henry and Martha Betty Perdue Smith; sisters, Orine Brown McGhee (Wilson), Minnie Dudley (Wilmer), Geneva Mattox (Harman), and Mary Lee Hall. She is survived by three children: Bonnie B. Turner and husband, Eldridge; Kenneth L. Bousman; and James (Jimmy) H. Bousman and wife Donna; Grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Turner Furrow and husband, J.L. and Thomas Gray Turner; One great grandchild, Austin Gray Turner; brother-in-law, Carl Hall; and very special nieces and nephews. Caregivers at the home included family members and Betty Hubbard, Jennifer Ciccarello, Lisa Greer, Bonnie Smith, Elsie Harrison, and Lora Faye Manning. Liz was a homemaker and farmer who knew hard work. She was a member of the Doe Run Christian Church where she taught Sunday School in her earlier years. She enjoyed bowling and the fellowship that came with being part of a bowling league for many years. For those wishing to make a memorial gift, please consider donations to the Doe Run Christian Church, c/o Oney Hurt, 330 Twilight Lane, Glade Hill, VA 24092. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 29, at the Doe Run Christian Church, 3536 Doe Run Road, Rocky Mount, VA with Rev. Jim Compton officiating. Interment will follow at the Hodges Family Cemetery in Glade Hill. Visitation will be held Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at Lynch- Conner-Bowman Funeral Chapel and at the church on Sunday beginning at 2:00 p.m. The family will also be receiving friends at the home on 2767 Chestnut Hill Road, Rocky Mount. Arrangements by Lynch Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, 140 Floyd Ave., Rocky Mount. www.lynchconnerbowman.com