Sarah Hammack Bowers, 88, of Tifton, formerly of Albany, died March 30, 2019 . Born on June 22, 1930 to the late Joseph and Leona McKemie Hammack, she grew up at Suttons Corner, Georgia. Sarah met her husband of 64 years, the late MG (Ret) Emmett Wadsworth Bowers U.S. Army, at Mercer University. They married in 1951 and spent three decades in service to our country before retiring in Albany in 1982.
She is survived by sons COL (Ret) George E. Bowers USAR (Susan) of Chesapeake, Virginia; Emmett W. Bowers, Jr. (Pendy) of Tifton; Lt Col (Ret) Joseph H. Bowers USAF (Cynthia) of Miramar Beach, Florida; grandchildren Dr. Emmett W. Bowers III (Ashley) of Valdosta; George E. Bowers, Jr. (Dena) of St. Simons Island; Kate Berryman (Jay) of Watkinsville; Sarah Sunderman (Tim) of Chesapeake, Virginia; Ross Bowers of Miramar, Florida, Rachel Bowers of New York, New York, Maggie Bowers and Scott Bowers of Miramar Beach, Florida; great-grandchildren Ellie, Emma and Mack Bowers, Bo, Banks and Grey Berryman, Kinnick and Kennedy Sunderman; sister Leona Hammack (Willis) DuVall; brother, Arnold (Angelyn) Hammack, and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by grandson Will Hammack Bowers and brother Joseph Hammack.
A private memorial service will be held at the home of Emmett and Pendy Bowers in Tifton. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to The Methodist Home for Children & Youth at themethodisthome.org or mailed to PO Box 2525, Macon, GA 31204.