Mary Flowers

MARY FLOWERS

Cedar Rapids

Mary Elizabeth (Jones) Flowers passed away June 5, 2015. She had endured almost 40 years of struggling with numerous medical problems, but kept going as long as her body would let her.

She was a crafter of ceramics, wood inlay, oil and water color painting. Mary had belonged to art clubs in Biloxi, Miss., and Ramstein, Germany, giving most of them to family and friends for far less than what the supplies had cost. Late in life, she had many telephone friends from all walks of life.

Mary was born on a farm near Salem, Ill., on Feb. 6, 1933, the daughter of C. Glenn and Flo E. Jones. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in the country east of Salem, high school in Salem and the University of Southern Illinois in Carbondale.

Mary spent 21 years of her life following her husband (J.W. Flowers of Centralia, Ill.) around the United States, Europe and the Philippine Islands. They also lived in Mississippi, Ohio, North and South Carolina and Maine.

Mary and J.W. were married June 19, 1954. Her family consists of her husband, one brother, two sisters, two sons, James M. Flowers (Cynthia Rusk) of Ocean Springs, Miss., and Gregory L. Flowers (Jackie Lewis) of Cedar Rapids, one daughter, Cynthia Luth of Cedar Rapids, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all.

There will be no funeral or visitation according to her wishes. There will be a family gathering and remembrance at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.

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