Wayne Stanley Bowen , 71, of Ruleville, MS, died Sunday, July 31,2022 at Allegiance Specialty Hospital in Greenville, MS. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Lehrton Cemetery in Ruleville, MS. Visitation will be Friday 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at Williams & Lord Funeral Home in Ruleville, MS. Rev. Robert Haney and Ricky Cross will officiate the services pallbearers will be Poncho Morris, Jonathan Morris, Bill Morris, Brian Welch, Larry Bradshaw Jr and Jeremy Bradshaw.

He was born August 8,1950 to Travis Edwin Bowen and Maxine Usery in Doddsville, MS. Wayne had a long career in the air condition and refrigeration business and worked for several companies in and around Cleveland, MS. Wayne retired from the Mississippi Department of Corrections where he worked in the maintenance department.  He was known for his love of hunting, fishing, and riding the backroads. Wayne is preceded in death by his daughter, Jennifer Bowen, his parents, and brother, John Edward Bowen.

He is survived by his son, Bradley Bowen of Gore Springs, MS;step-son, Brian Welch of Jackson, MS;step-daughter, Baronica Welch of Des Allemands La; sisters, Angela Bradshaw (Larry) of Lynn, MS, and Teresa Ford of Titusville, Florida; and one granddaughter, Jennifer Bella Bowen Paris, MS.

Williams & Lord Funeral Home of Ruleville is in charge of arrangements. An online guestbook may be signed at www.williamsandlord.com .