Ms. Mary Jo Bowles

Mary Jo Bowles of Texas left us on September 19, 2021 after a long fight with COVID. Born on August 21, 1953, she grew up in Garland, Texas, traveled the world, and lived out her last three years in Azle, Texas. She left two brothers, having lost her older sister, Barbara Taylor, in 2019. Her mother and father, Charles O. and Marcia A. Bowles of Garland preceded her in 2009 and 2016. Mary Jo never married, but was dedicated to her family and had a great impact on others in her community. It appears from records and stories by friends that she was always "out-to-help" people in need. Mary Jo was a voracious reader and had a lot of knowledge no one knew about. There is evidence in her personal effects that she was curious about nearly everything, a trait she picked up from her father. Her range of collected books shows a wide-ranging eclectic interest in many subjects. Mary Jo had a long and strong relationship with cats. This created some turmoil in her later life. But in the past 3-years, she avoided cats, but developed an even stronger bond with dogs, specifically one dog, Dori. A beautiful tri-color coonhound, which she found in a shelter, Dori came to live with her and became a best friend. Dori survives her and lives with her brother now. But she never lost her love for cats. Many things in her personal effects revealed her long-standing love for cats. She was preceded by her father, mother and sister. Look at the Memorial Sites for her mother and father at these links: - Charles O Bowles - http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/CharlesOBowles/homepage.aspx - December 1923 - August 2009 - Marcia A Bowles - http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/MarciaAnnBowles/homepage.aspx - June 1922 - May 2016 Her beloved sister died in 2016. Find her on her Legacy Facebook page and learn about this amazing woman. - Barbara A Bowles Taylor - https://www.facebook.com/barbara.taylor.7927 Her brothers survive her. Charlie Bowles lives in Irving. Jamie is a resident of Denton State School.