Phyllis (Strain) McGOWAN

MCGOWAN, STRAIN, YUNCLAS, ARCHIE, THOMAS, HELGELSEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/16/2006 at 21:44:08

Phyllis Strain McGowan, 91, widow of Arlo McGowan, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005 at Wesley Commons Care Center in Greenwood, SC. Born in Eagle Grove, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Nellie Mae and Jesse Strain. She was a graduate of Eagle Grove High School, was a 4-H Club leader and a member of the United Methodist Women. Survivors include two daughters, Arloene Yungclas, of Goldfield, Iowa, and Colleen Archie, of Greenwood, a son, James Bruce McGowan, of Jacksonville, Fla., two brothers, George Strain and Jack Strain, of Seattle, Wash.; two sisters, Jean Thomas, of Seattle and Margaret Helgelsen, of Verona, Wis.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.A memorial service is at 11 Thursday at Wesley Commons Ashbury Hall in Greenwood.A memorial service is also at 11 Monday, Aug. 29 at the United Methodist Church in Renwick, Iowa.
Memorials may be sent to HospiceCare of the Piedmont Inc., 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, S.C., 29646.Cremation Society of South Carolina is in charge.
Index-Journal (South Carolina) 9 Aug 2005