<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Sending prayers and condolences to Luanne, from your friends, and federation family.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 17pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17pt;">Thanks!</span></div><div><div>Dave Perry,</div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 17pt;">Phone: (513) 470-1122;</span></div><div><br></div><div>Email: daveperry509@gmail.com;</div><div><span style="font-size: 17pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17pt;">The greatest vision resides within the eyes of every heart! </span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 3, 2025, at 11:08\u202fAM, LuAnn Bowers via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">My address is 218 E. Cherry St., Lot 31, Liberty Center, OH 43532. Hope this helps everyone and the email address or the address for the funeral home is at the end of the obituary. Hope this helps everyone. Thank you so much LuAnn and Crescent.</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 2, 2025, at 9:10\u202fPM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pat can you get addresses?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Richard Payne, President </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">937/829/3368<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com">Rchpay7@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="http://www.nfbohio.org/">www.nfbohio.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patricia McPherson via Ohio-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 2, 2025 7:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> ohio-talk@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Patricia McPherson <patrinkle@icloud.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohio-Talk] Luann Bower Mom's obituary<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sending heartfelt sympathy, love, hugs to Luann and her family.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="obituary-text" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;overflow-wrap: break-word;overflow:hidden"><span style="color:#585858">Mary Lou Bowers, 81, of Liberty Center, Ohio, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. She was born in Bowling Green, Ohio, on February 12, 1944, to the late William Rudolph and Lovena (Echelbarger) Rudolph. On May 5, 1963, she married Terry Bowers at Sharon United Methodist Church.<br><br>Mary Lou was a member of the Liberty Center United Methodist Church, where she served as a trustee. She also served as a trustee on the board of the Liberty Center Public Library. She enjoyed volunteering at Together We Can Make a Difference and organized several \u201cPowers for Bowers\u201d Relay for Life teams.<br><br>Mary Lou and Terry owned Morrison\u2019s Department Store in Liberty Center, and they were co-owners of East Street Enterprises, which renovated and leased several downtown LC buildings. She held many positions throughout her career, including with Bowling Green State University and the Ohio Department of Transportation, where she retired as a construction inspector.<br><br>Mary Lou was very artistic and loved painting, ceramics, and stained glass. She studied art at Bowling Green State University, taught art to others, and ran Mary Lou\u2019s Crafts and Gifts.<br><br>Mary Lou is survived by her children, LuAnn Bowers, and Tim (Stacy) Bowers; grandchildren, Emma, Audrey, and Meredith; brother, James Rudolph; and stepsisters, Linda Kitchen, Tina Manning, and Sue Mottashed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Terry, and her stepfather, Albert Lance.<br><br>Friends and family will be received at the Rodenberger-Gray Funeral Home, Napoleon, on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at the Liberty Center United Methodist Church on Monday, September 8, 2025, at 11:00 AM with an hour of visitation prior to services. Memorial contributions may be made to \u201cTogether We Can Make a Difference Initiatives\u201d or to the Liberty Center Public Library. Online condolences and messages may be shared with the family at rodenbergergray.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><br><br>Serving NFB and the community!Patricia McPherson<br>National Federation Of The Blind Of Ohio, Community Service division, President<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ohio-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/luannbowers4%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ohio-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/daveperry509%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>