Carol Ann Bowman

Carol Ann Bowman, 71, a resident of Moriarty, peacefully passed away March 23 in her home. Carol Ann was born on June 1, 1943, in Tucson, Ariz., to the late Elmer and Annath (Campbell) Zaudke. Carol Ann received her Associates Degree for accounting from University of Albuquerque. She followed her passion for books and became a librarian in 2005. She served the community she loved for 12 years, three of those years as the volunteer librarian at the Edgewood Community Library, which she was from 2005-2008. Carol Ann was a beautiful soul, who loved to teach people about books and that the power that they hold are unparalleled and contagious. Her loving smile and warm heart will be greatly missed by her family, friends and library patrons. Carol Ann cared about the community, and she didn't just talk: She walked the walk. She volunteered with the Read "Write" Adult Literacy Program, helping with book sales and events, and had been doing so for the last six years. She was a friend of the Moriarty Community Library, again helping with events and fundraisers and that organization's Children's Christmas Party for at least 10 years. She also volunteered with Edgewood FOOLS (Friends of Our Library Society) for three years, and worked alongside Jo White and the Melodrama Masters as assistant director for every production since 2009. She volunteered with the Moriarty Historical Society & Museum for at least four years as a docent; she was also responsible for training all new volunteer docents. Her smile and open friendliness attracted customers into the Museum and she was always willing to help and provide information. She attended the City Council meetings in Moriarty to keep track of what was going on in the community. Carol Ann was a member of the Estancia Valley Writers' Group and had just volunteered to judge the Moriarty Community Library's Community Writing Contest. And then there is the local Route 66 group that Carol attended and helped to promote, wearing her T-shirt and sending out emails and information to help get information out about the group. Carol Ann is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Joel Edgar and Shirley Myers of Adelanto, Calif., David Wesley and Jannette Myers of Eagle River, Alaska, and Aaron Wayne and Cindy Myers of Edgewood; daughters and son-in-law, Tammy Ann and Marvin Howze Jr. of Montrose, Colo. and Tonya Lynn Street of Edgewood. Carol Ann was blessed with 12 beautiful grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service was held March 28 at the Moriarty Civic Center. Arrangements were entrusted to Harris-Hanlon Mortuary.