Mr. Samuel Lee Bowers, Sr., of Greenwood, Florida, transitioned from life temporal to life eternal on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Ascension Sacred Heart, in Pensacola, Florida.

Homegoing Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026, in Tampa, Florida under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Vann Funeral Home is in charge of the local arrangements.

Interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Park in Tampa, Florida.

A public viewing will be held on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Vann Funeral Home in Marianna, Florida.

He leaves to cherish a lifetime of fond, yet precious memories, a loving and devoted family:

Seven Children

Two Brothers: Herbert Bowers, Sr. of Marianna, Florida and John H. Bowers, Jr of Tampa, Florida

Two Sisters: Johnnie Mae Bowers Seward of Jacksonville, North Carolina and Dr. Gwendolyn Bowers of Columbia, South Carolina

And a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many dear friends.