Marjorie Patricia Bowling Otahal

Funeral services for Marjorie Otahal, 98, formerly of Tyler, will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Marjorie passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024 in Bryan, TX. Marjorie was born in 1925 to Earl and Katie Bowling in Smackover, Arkansas. Marjorie graduated from San Marcos Baptist Academy, attended Texas Women’s University, and graduated from Scott and White School of Nursing in Temple, TX. Marjorie married Louis Otahal on October 10, 1951. They started their marriage in Temple, TX and eventually settled in Tyler, TX. They had three daughters and were together until Louis’s death in 1987. As a Registered Nurse, Marjorie worked as head nurse for the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Department at Scott & White Hospital, in the ICU at Mother Frances Hospital, and in a psychiatrist’s office before retiring. She was a member of the Tyler Catholic Diocese where she attended The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, supported the Bishop’s Program and worked with the Altar Society. She was an active Alumnus of the San Marcos Baptist Academy. Marjorie was a great mom, an artist, a dancer, a gardener, and wonderful baker! As a widow, she lived an active, self-sufficient and independent life. She loved her family dearly. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Earl and Katie Bowling, stepmother Leoda Bowling, and her husband Louis Otahal. She is survived by her sister Sandi Bledsoe, daughters Kathy Cowan, Beth Lowe, Tricia Melton, and son-in-law John Melton. She is also survived by her grandchildren Cameron Cowan, Megan Cowan, Lauren Lowe, and Gabbi Melton. Pallbearers will be Marjorie’s nephews Fred Huebel, Ronnie Huebel, Frankie Novak, Hank Novak, Ernie Psencik, and Mark Psencik. Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Bledsoe, John Melton, and Tony Cowan. A rosary is scheduled from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 8, 2024. Visitation will be from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler. If desired, memorials may be made to Central Texas Foundation Baylor Scott & White Nursing Program at 2401 S. 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508 (www.ctxfoundation.bswhealth.com).

Marjorie Patricia Bowling Otahal

July 18, 1925 - January 4, 2024