Obituary for
Frances "Nina" Bowles
Frances Nina Bowles, 90, of Loveville, Maryland passed away on Friday, October 20, 2023. Nina was born on October 17,1933 in Clinton, Maryland and was the daughter of Ernest Irving and Dorothy Eleanor Cooke Mudd. Nina was the loving wife of the late Joseph Frederick Bowles, whom she married on January 3, 1953 at Saint Mary’s Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland who preceded her in death on February 3, 2008. They were married for 55 years.
She is survived by her children Joan Snodderly of Mechanicsville, Maryland, Donna Adams of Hollywood, Maryland, grandchildren Derek Ryan Adams and Michaela Marie Kalka. She was also preceded in death by her son-in-law George Robert Adams, Jr. Her sisters Edith Gardiner, Dorothy Gardiner, Loretta Stonestreet, Ida Francis, and brothers Ernest Mudd, Jr., and John Mudd.
Nina graduated from Gwynn Park High School in 1952 and worked as a paraeducator for the Board of Education for 28 years. She absolutely adored her grandchildren. She enjoyed attending their academic and sporting events. She enjoyed traveling, quilting and reading.
The family will receive friends on October 26, 2023 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Mattingley Gardiner Funeral Home in Leonardtown, Maryland. Prayers will be said starting at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on October 27, 2023, at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Morganza, Maryland at 12:00 PM with Father Drew Royals officiating. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers will be Derek Adams, Michaela Kalka, Jimmy Gardiner, Pat Gardiner, James Lyon, and James Bowles. Honorary pallbearers will be Ernest Mudd and Margaret Mudd.
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