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Pamela June MacGowan Snider, 60, West Liberty
Obituaries · October 09, 2014



Pamela June MacGowan Snider, 60, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at her home in West Liberty.

A celebration of life was held Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at the West Liberty United Methodist Church. Visitation was Sunday at the church. The Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty is in charge of arrangements. Private family burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in West Liberty. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to the Mansell Phillips American Legion Post 509.

Pam was born July 14, 1954, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Glen E. and Ruth E. Faires MacGowan. She was a graduate of West Liberty High School in the class of 1972 and attended Baylor University. She had served with the U.S. Army for three years.

For 20 years she had worked at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, most recently as unit clerk in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, she also was a “Sandwich Artist” at Subway.

Pam was a member of the United Methodist Church and the American Legion. She enjoyed dancing and music. She was very independent and a loyal and steadfast friend to many. She was very proud of raising two strong men.

Survivors include two sons: Carlisle “Eddie” Xavier of West Liberty and Randy (Megan) Snider of Chesapeake, Va.; granddaughter Elizabeth “Izzy”; mother Ruth MacGown; and three siblings: Glenna MacGowan of West Liberty, Andrew (Marian) MacGowan of Elizabeth City, N.C., and Janine MacGowan and husband Ron Reitz of Dearing, N.H.

She was preceded in death by her father and grandparents.