Rita M Bowen

Rita Marie Mathews Bowen, 58, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010, at her residence.She was born October 20, 1952, in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter of the late William L. and Rita Francis Donahue Mathews.Rita graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Pittsburgh, PA, graduated Cum Laude from Ohio University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with majors in Accounting and Business Law. She became a licensed CPA in 1989, and had practiced in the Parkersburg-Marietta area for fifteen years before joining the firm of McDonough, Eddy, Parsons & Baylous Certified Public Accountants.She was a twenty year member of the Zonta Club of Parkersburg, served on the Henry Logan Board of Trustees, served as treasurer of the Wood County Society and was a member of the AICPA National and West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.Rita was a member of the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church and was a kind and caring person who will be sadly missed by her family and friends.She is survived by her husband, Sam Lee Bowen; a son, Charles W. Almond of Vienna, W.Va.; one sister, Margaret “Peggy Watson”(Greg)of Pittsburgh, PA; one grandson, Jason Almond of Vienna, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews.Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10AM Monday, December 27, 2010, at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church with Father Arok Sundar officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8PM on Sunday, December 26, 2010, at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, 400 Green St., Parkersburg.