Linda Carol Bowman Elles Obituary (1942

Mrs. Linda Carol Bowman Elles, age 82, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on May 13, 1942 in Jefferson County, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Carl and Marie Crafton Bowman. She lived her entire life in Jefferson county and was a 1960 graduate of Saluda High School near Hanover. She married the love of her life, Gayle Keith Elles, on September 21, 1963 in Saluda. This union was blessed with two sons, Gary Keith and Michael. Linda worked early in life for Indiana Kentucky Electric Corporation for 11 years and worked part-time for Pride Supermarket in Hanover. She retired as the business office manager at the Hanover Nursing Center where she served from 1989 to 2019. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed playing cards, mainly Canasta, and exercising. She liked gardening, raising flowers and going to the boat. Linda died on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 9:07 a.m. at her home in Hanover, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Linda will be missed by her loving husband of 61 years, Gayle Keith Elles of Hanover, Indiana; her loving son, Michael Elles and his wife Leigh Ann of Sellersburg, Indiana; her grandchildren, Alyssa Morrison and her husband, Zach, Kyle Elles, Brianna Hartfield and her husband, Brandon and Lauren Johnson and her husband, Austin; her great-grandchildren, Adelynn and Jace; her sisters, Phyllis Moore of Anderson, Indiana, Susan Lyons of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Carl Bowman, her mother, Marie Crafton Bowman, her son, Gary Keith Elles, her brothers, Ronald Bowman and Kenneth Bowman, her sisters, Rosalie Amick, Joanne Vest and Jeanette Andrew. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor J.D. Traylor at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North U.S. 421 near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Hanover Baptist Church. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Linda Carol Bowman Elles, please click here to visit our sympathy store.