Funeral services to honor the life of Mrs. Fowler will be 2:00 PM Saturday in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be at Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at the mortuary.
Ruth Gilstrap Fowler, 85, of Liberty, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Regency Hospital. Born in Liberty she was the widow of Lee C. Fowler and a daughter of the late Leo and Mattie Pressley Gilstrap.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and gardening but above all else she loved to spend time with her family. She attended Smith Chapel Wesleyan Church.
Surviving are two sons and daughters in law, Stanley and Yvonne Fowler, and Randall and Gloria Fowler all of Liberty; five grandchildren, Stacey Kitchens, Stephanie Cope, Dustin Fowler, Amanda Fowler Young, and Lauren Fowler; three great grandchildren, Kristen and Zane Kitchens, and Charlotte Young.
The family will be at the home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Smith Chapel Wesleyan Church, 735 Golden Creek Road, Liberty SC 29657.
Memorial messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.