PUXICO -- Bobby Lee Cowart, 68, died Feb. 8, 2013, at the Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center.
Born Aug. 21, 1944, in St. Louis, to the late Raymond and Alberta Mitchell Cowart, he had lived most of his life in the Dexter area where he worked in agriculture.
On Oct. 21,1982, in Bald Knob, Ark., he married Eva Mae Martin, and she preceded him in death on Feb. 21, 1994.
He was also preceded in death by an infant brother and four grandchildren.
Surviving are: four daughters, Patricia Wright and Amanda Green of Dexter, Bethany Clark of Tupelo, Miss., Bobbie Sue of Atlanta and Susie Henson of Ripley, Tenn.; two sons, Harold Williams of Guntown, Miss., and Robert Williams of Nettleton, Miss.; two sisters, Carol Blanchard of Festus and Barbara Coleman of Malden; and 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
A private family service is planned at a later date with Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com.