Shirley June Rowe Nelson Bowen, 92, of Rexburg, died Sunday, October 10, 2021, at Homestead Assisted Living surrounded by family.

Shirley was born January 7, 1929, to Levon and Opal Arnold Rowe in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the oldest of six children.

Shirley grew up in LaBelle and Lyman.  She attended school at Cedar Point, which consisted of two rooms for eight grades.  She later attended Madison High School and then Ricks College.  She took violin lessons and was a member of the first Symphony Orchestra at Ricks College.

Shirley worked several jobs while attending school.  One day while working the soda fountain at Joy Drug, Mart Nelson came in and then the two started dating.  They were married on June 6, 1950, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.  They had two children, Mike and Kathy.

Mart passed away on November 16, 1955.  In June of 1957, Shirley started working at Ricks College in the Library.  In 1967 she was transferred to the Executive offices.  She had the opportunity to work with many wonderful people and saw many changes over the 40 years she worked there.

Shirley married Lyle Bowen on December 31, 1967. He passed away on August 13, 1998.

Shirley was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  She served in many callings over the years.