Eddie (2Z) Bowman Tudor is free at last, of multiple physical challenges that so greatly complicated the last years of her life. Through it all she maintained a positive attitude and a dignity that came from incredible character. She was 67 years on this earth.

She preferred to be called 2Z, a nickname from her childhood. Born in 1952, the daughter of Mr. Edward Tudor and Liz McClanahan, she was a child of the Ozarks, growing up in Marshall and Mt View, Arkansas. Her younger siblings benefitted greatly from her loving care. Her family moved every couple of years, (New Mexico, New Jersey, & Connecticut), allowing her to develop significant survival and social skills. The small family settled in Little Rock, where, as a young woman, she met an Air Force pilot, Dave Bowman, on a blind date.

2Z and Dave were married in a ceremony at the Wayfarer’s Chapel, on a mountain-side just east of Yellowstone National Park. 2Z and her husband lived a 49 year love affair that went from Arkansas to Okinawa, to Arizona, to Illinois, and on to Gresham, Oregon, where Dave retired from the Air Force. Their last move together was to Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1994.

She was a really happy dancer (she liked to lead), a devoted Mother to her two sons, John and Shawn, and a Grandmother. 2Z was an accomplished entrepreneur, starting gift business (A Real Basketcase) and growing the client list from zero to over 50 corporate clients. She enjoyed cooking with a passion, especially after becoming a Chef in a restaurant. She was a “super taster”, being able to discern multiple spices and textures making her cooking an art-form. Her favorite pastime was playing bridge with friends, canasta with another group of friends, and cribbage with the family around the dinner table. Her sense of humor was legendary, especially around April Fools Day.

She is survived by her husband, David Bowman of the home, and son Shawn Tudor Bowman of Fayetteville, Arkansas, her son John Bowman, and Grandsons  John Bradley and Raiden Bowman of Bella Vista, Arkansas; her Mother, Liz McClanahan, of Russellville, Arkansas; her brother Charles Tudor, of Morrilton, Arkansas ; her sister, Elizabeth Foreman, of Bowling Green, Ohio; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, stretching from New Jersey, to Illinois and at home in Arkansas.

The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Beard’s Chapel.

Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Beard’s Chapel. Interment will follow in the Fayetteville National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. Their sincere, caring, professional support in the last part of her life’s journey is deeply appreciated.