Patricia Ann (Bunch) Cowell |
| Posted 2018-04-03 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Tuesday, April 3, 2018, page 6a Patricia Ann Cowell, a resident of Prescott, Arizona, since 1994, died in Prescott on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Born in Grandview, Washington, in 1925, and raised in the Yakima Valley, she was a graduate of Yakima High School and attended Washington State University, where she earned three degrees — a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Science in physical education. Following her graduation, she taught high school in Washington State for several years. She is survived by her husband, Curtis Cowell, of Prescott, and three sons: David Cowell of San Clemente, California; Mathew Cowell of Prescott, Arizona; and John Cowell, of Rockford, Michigan; as well as three grandsons, Ryan Cowell in Maple Valley, Washington; Ben Cowell in Ohio; and Kevin Cowell, a graduate student at the University of Washington. A brother, Alan Bunch, resides in Seattle. She was an accomplished pianist and accompanied fellow students in musical recitals around Washington State. She particularly enjoyed the annual Phoenix Symphony series of performances in Prescott and the Acker music festival in Prescott each winter. She was always active in her communities, serving as den mother to her boys’ Cub Scout pack, supporting the local Little League baseball program and as an officer in PTA groups at her children’s schools. She also minded the family Labrador, Sarge, and the boys’ feisty parrot, Pedro. She retired with her husband to the Pine Lakes Community in Prescott in 1994. She loved to hike in the mountains of northern Arizona, leading many hikes with the Pine Lakes Hikers. She hiked with her friends to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and the top of Mount Humphrey, on the Prescott Circle Trail, and many other trails in Arizona and Utah. She and Curt also traveled extensively in retirement — to Alaska, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Europe and in many trips around the United States in their small airplane. She was loved by her family and everyone who knew her. She was a wonderful wife, mother and friend. At her request, no public ceremony is planned. A gathering for immediate family is to be held at a later date. The family wishes to thank the staff and home nursing group from Good Samaritan Marley House in Prescott for their dedicated and skillful help for Pat. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Homes. Log on to www.ruffnerwakelin.com to sign her guest book and share a memory with the family. — Information provided by survivors. |
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