Iona 'June' Stowe, age 101, of Mulberry Grove, IL passed away peacefully, on July 24, 2024, at home, surrounded by loving family.
June, the daughter of Dallas and Nancy (Moore) Newby, was born June 11, 1923, in Tamalco, IL. She married Harold H. Bandy on July 4, 1940. They enjoyed 52 years of marriage and settled on the family farm north of Greenville until his death on April 11, 1992. In 1994, she married Melvin Donnelley of Vandalia, IL, until his death on January 6, 1999. She then moved back to Greenville and later married Dr. Oliver Stowe, DVM on November 20, 1999. They enjoyed 13 years together until his death on March 4, 2013.
In her early years, while raising her daughters, she was a farm wife and homemaker. Later, she worked at Greenville College and Floyds Orchard before returning to be a homemaker.
June was a devoted and loving Christian lady who loved to serve her Savior and tell his story in words and music. She was a long-time member of Woburn Baptist Church. After marryi

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