Audrey (Bowers) McDermott, 91, of Clearfield and formerly of Harrodsburg, Ky., died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 at Penn Highland Clearfield.
She was born Feb. 29, 1924 in Clearfield, the daughter of William N. and Thelma (Ogden) Bowers.
Mrs. McDermott graduated from the Clearfield Area High School in the class of 1942. She retired from the Bell Telephone Company.
Mrs. McDermott was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield.
She enjoyed nature and homemaking and above all spending time with her family.
Mrs. McDermott is survived by three children, Patricia McDermott Conrad and her husband, William of Harrodsburg, Ky., Donald McDermott and his wife, Jane of Greensburg and Timothy McDermott and his wife, Joan of Clearfield.
She is also survived by six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Hazel Cramer and her husband, Allen of Titusville, Fla., and Sylvia Spingola and her husband, Dan of Clearfield; a brother, William Bowers and his wife, Rene of State College; two brothers-in-law, Robert Thomson and Donald Lyman, both of Florida; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Bowers of Curwensville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Thomas Patrick McDermott, who died July 3, 2005; four sisters, Margaret Cowdrick, Emma Williams, Merlyn Thomson and Joyce Lyman; and a brother, Harold “Sonny” Bowers.
Honoring Mrs. McDermott’s wishes, there will be no public visitation or services. Burial will be in the Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Ky.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Clearfield-Penn Highland Hospice, P.O. Box 992, Clearfield, PA 16830.
To send online tributes, go to www.bennettandhouser.com or www.mem.com.
The Bennett & Houser Funeral Home Inc., Clearfield, is in charge of the arrangements.