Doris Bowen (13 Jan 1923 - 13 Apr 2018)

Nan, I miss you more and more each day. What I wouldn't give to have a hug from you and hear your laugh one last time. Love you forever. Adam xxx

Donations lovingly given in memory of Doris on May 21st by:
Angela, Vera, Carole & Elaine, Robin, Glynne, Neil and Warwick University. And of course, anyone who gave anonymously.

We thank you all for attending Doris’ service and wake and thank you for your continued support at this sad time. We feel blessed for the love we’ve been shown and for the love you showed our beloved Mom.

Today we said our goodbyes to one of the nicest ladies we have ever had the pleasure to meet. We will miss our Christmas Day hugs on the sofa which became more of a tradition than the day itself. You were fondly loved by us both. Happy memories to behold for ever. Rest in peace lovely lady. Kath and Dave xxx

We will miss you dearly, Doris. A lovely neighbour and friend for many years. You never forgot our boys at Christmas or birthdays and we loved to listen to your stories, accompanied by the many photos. You were so proud of all of your family and spoke of them often. Today they did you proud. What a lovely service for a much loved lady. Night night, Doris. Lots of love xxx

To my dear old neighbour Doris, a very special lady who loved life and her family. I will miss my Christmas visits with you waiting for me and a big hug. Goodbye Doris till we hug again xx

To my lovely old neighbour Doris, a truly inspirational lady who loved life and her family. I will miss my Christmas visits where you would be waiting to greet me with a big hug. Goodbye Doris till we hug again xx

A lovely friendly, pleasant lady. I always remember her and my Dad chatting together whenever the families were together. Many condolences to all the family. x

Mom, we never had a cross word in all the years we knew each other. You were a lovely, kind, warm and generous lady and will be greatly missed by all the family. Even when my own Gran asked you to get me to wear more formal clothing, you turned to her and said "he has to wear a uniform for work, so why shouldn't he be able wear his jeans, he's more comfortable in them" I thank you for sticking up for me. As you always said to us when you stayed at our house goodnight God bless mom. Your loving son in law Glynne xx

Mom, words alone cannot convey what a huge impact you had on all our lives. You were always there for us, never passing judgement but offering kind words of your infinite wisdom. You were always there if we needed you. A cheery smile to greet one and all. We had a wonderful childhood, lots of love and hugs. I will cherish all the lovely times we spent together both as I was growing up and in later years as an adult. Your love shone through. I will have the memory of spending those few precious hours alone with you on the Thursday before your passing, sitting next to you talking with you, holding your hand and you telling me how much you loved us all for the rest of my life. Good night, God bless, until we meet again, your loving son, Michael xx

To Barry David Michael and Hazel we are very sorry we won’t be with you on Monday for the funeral of your dear mom but our thoughts will be with you all , all day be brave support each other your mom will be looking down on you all and your families . If everyone had an Auntie like your mom the world would be a better place . Say a prayer from us all , God Bless you all margaret and family xxx

its taken me a while to try and say the right words, she was a super mum nana and friend she did alot for miranda was she was born, i have always send xmas cards and she always sent them back she was so kind and loving she made us a xmas tree which must be 30 years old and it still goes up every year their use to be one at tile hill station as well if their was alot more people like doris in the world it would be a much better place , love to you all god bless doris xxx

Doris was like a Nan to me! A truly beautiful person in so many ways. She was such a generous and warm lady, with a heart of gold and I feel privileged that I got to know her. I know that so may people would feel the same way; this was evident from anyone she met. She would often strike up a conversation with anyone because of her friendly nature. I was always amazed at the amount of people Doris knew! Doris was such an inspiring lady with her many different stories, always having the ability to make you laugh. Certainly someone I would always look up to. I will often think of her when I snuggle up with my crochet blanket. She will be greatly missed!

Your always had a smile to share time to give and time to care, someone to turn to loving and true, one in a million, Doris that was you.
Reunited with dear husband Arthur and brother Ray
Rest in peace love Doreen

Mum loved and lived life to the full; she was never a person to sit back or complain. She often said of herself, "Oh no, I'll keep going, keep my independence for as long as I can." And so she did - brave lady.

She was welcoming, friendly, open and warm to everyone she met; delighted in chatting with all and sundry, on the bus; in the street; in the shops and took particular delight in her family. She adored being called 'Mum' by her children's husbands; wives and partners - as she frequently said, "I think it's lovely that they think of me as their mum - after all, they are family."

She had a great sense of humour and fun, enjoyed reminiscing, particularly those moments when we were children and perhaps not behaving as we should - such as, one time when camping. A wrangle began between us kids, she, lying in her camp-bed attempting to quell the 'riot', started to get up but over-balanced, the bed tipping her to the ground, she seeing the funny side of things burst into gales of laughter, we joined in with her, the 'dispute' completely forgotten.

Hugs and kisses were a large part of family life. One of mum's regular sayings was, "We didn't have much money, but there was always a lot of love." That is still true, a firm unending love within our family. Parting on visits to her; the end of phone calls or retiring at the end of the day, Mum's phrase was always, "Goodnight, God bless." - so on this final parting, Mum - Goodnight, God Bless! xxxx