Barbara Jean (Ward) Pressnall Bowen, 84, of Bryceland, LA passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at Ruston Regional Specialty Hospital. She was born Oct. 12, 1934 in Winfield, KS to George Ward and Whynemia Forbes.

Barbara married Lon Pressnall on May 8, 1954 and they had four children together. She later married Carl Bowen on June 4, 1982 in Corpus Christi, TX.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Whynemia Ward; father, George Ward; infant daughter, Nema Garnet Pressnall; brother, Harry Ward; grandson, Ryan Kendrick; and husband,Carl Bowen.

Barbara Bowen is survived by her sister, Sue Warnelis of Round Rock, TX; brother, Jimmy Ward and wife Pippy of Centreville, MD; daughter Diana Kendrick and husband Jimmy of Claremore, OK; son Lon Pressnall and wife Terri of Arkansas City, KS; daughter Cindy Rhodes and husband Jerry Russell of Gibsland, LA; grandchildren Jerry Neil Rhodes, Alisha Call, Jennifer Kendrick, Courtney Christ, Dori Seward, and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service is planned for 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 1, 2019 at Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 328 Oak Grove Church Road, Gibsland, LA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 328 Oak Grove Church Road, Gibsland, LA, 71028 or the COPD Foundation, www.copdfoundation.org .