Marion – Phyllis R. (Sweet) Stowell, 89, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at Sippican Health Care. She was the widow of Ellsworth V. “Bill” Stowell.
She was born in New Bedford, daughter of the late George and Bertha (Greene) Sweet, and was a lifelong resident of Dartmouth. Prior to her retirement she worked for Westport Apothecary and also for Buttonwood Grill. Mrs. Stowell was a member of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, New Bedford, the former Smith Mills Grange # 386 and the Dartmouth Grange # 162. She was a volunteer for the New Bedford Veterans Center.
She is survived by a daughter: Patricia E. Stringer and her fiancée Robert Holbrook of North Dartmouth; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Orville Sweet, George Sweet, Elva Gerrish and Winona Morgan.
Services to which relatives and friends are invited will be held Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at the Potter Funeral Home, 81 Reed Road, Westport.
Visitation 1 hour prior to service from 10 – 11 A.M.
Interment will be in Friends Cemetery, Dartmouth.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Welcome Home Veterans Housing Inc., 280 North Street, New Bedford, MA 02740.