Marilea Jo Bowden 81 years old of North Salem passed away Sunday September 3 in Hendricks Regional Health. She was born March 29, 1925 in North Salem, the daughter of the late Gershom Adams and the late Lola Coons Adams. She was a 1943 graduate of North Salem High School and married L. Glenn Bowden on January 24, 1943 in North Salem. She was a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge in Lebanon and a member of the North Salem Christian Church and North Salem Order of Eastern Star. She worked as a secretary for Gates Rubber Co. in Indianapolis retiring in 1988. Surviving are son Gregory Bowden of Mooresville and daughter Lola Stephens of North Salem . three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband L. Glenn Bowden. Visiting hours will be Tuesday September 5 at the Porter Funeral Home in North Salem from 4:00 untill 8:00pm. where the service will be Wednesday September 6 at 11:00am with John D. Gossett officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in North Salem.