Paula K. Mowery, age 80 of Galloway, Ohio peacefully passed away at home on Saturday, July 1, 2023.
Paula was born on January 22, 1943 to Paul and Kathryn {Ringhiser} Francis.
In 1961 graduated from Circleville High School and started working for the State of Ohio Dept. of Transportation then Aviation and ended her over 31 year career at Natural Resources, the Office of Outdoor Recreation as a Real Estate Land Appraiser Supervisor. She is a Life Patron to the Ohio Assn. of Garden Clubs since 2008; but from the 90's - 2012 she served various positions in OAGC as President twice to Darby Valley Garden Club, Regional 9 Director, Nature Study Camp Coordinator for 3 years, the Ohio State Fair Liaison for 5 years. Her love of gardening came from her mother Kathryn passed to Paula then her daughter and 2 more generations. She was part of the Robert Morris now Worthington Chapter of the Ohio Eastern Star for over 20 years. She never met a stranger always smiling and laughing; that's why Paula Kay will be deeply missed by her husband Richard A. Mowery (owner of Mowery's Collision). They were happily married for over 47 years, daughter Sonia Wolfe, son in law George Wolfe and grandchildren Mason and Malory Wolfe and a great grandson Mason Wolfe II; Brother Jerry Francis and sister in law Carlene Francis of Circleville, Ohio and many nieces and nephews and greats.
On Monday, July 10, 2023 at10am Visitation with Funeral starting at noon then to Burial at Forest Cemetery on N. Court St. Circleville, Ohio to lay in rest. Both visitation and funeral will be at: Newcomer Funeral Home SW Chapel, 3393 Broadway, Grove City, 43123. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Carmel Hospice, 777 W. State St., Columbus, OH 43222 or OAGC Foundation, 958 Kings Drive, Greenville, OH 45331. To share a condolence with the family, please visit www.NewcomerColumbus.com