Sandy L. Bowman Obituary (1950 - 2014)

Sandra Lee "Sandy" Bowman, 64, of Normal, died at 8:35 p.m. Monday, October 13, 2014 at Heritage Health, Bloomington. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, October 17, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomington, with Rev. Chris Nitzel officiating. Private family burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or to Trinity Lutheran Church. She was born February 20, 1950 in Bloomington, a daughter of William F. and Katherine Stimpert Bowman. She married Don Barnard on July 12, 1975 in El Paso. Surviving are a son, Britt Barnard of Bloomington; a daughter, Amanda Barnard of Normal; two sisters, Kaylene Kurth of El Paso and Kitty (Richard) Malcom of Bloomington; two nieces, Brooke (Joe) Quinlan of Normal and Abbey (Justin) Lightbody of McKinney, TX; and three great-nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents. Sandy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Illinois State University, where she was a member of the golf team. She taught physical education at Lexington Community School from 1973-76 and retired as a business analyst at State Farm Insurance Companies in 2005. Sandy was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and enjoyed golf and traveling.