Melendez Bowden, 37 DOVER - Mestinea Ann Melendez Bowden died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 at Pinnacle Rehab Center in Smyrna, surrounded by loving family members. Mestinea was born on July 14, 1975 to Billy Ray Harris and Rosemary Lewis in Newport News, Va. Mestinea was a loving wife and mother, who took care of her family and home. She is survived by her husband, Frederick L. (Fred) Bowden, Sr.; one son, Frederick L. Bowden, Jr.; four daughters, Ebony S.M. Bowden of Harrington, Kyla M.L. Bowden of Dover, Dejah N. Foster of Camden, Kyla Harris of Smyrna; father, Billy Ray Harris of Bridgeton, N.J.; mother, Rosemary Lewis of Dover; uncle & aunt, Roland and Beverly Bonville of Harrington, who loved and cared for Mestinea as their own; six brothers, Angel Melendez of Dover, Billy Johnson of Calif., Robert Johnson of Phila., Pa., Achquan, Marcus, & Don'te Harris of N.J.; eight sisters, Tonika Fuller of Jackson, Tenn., Acidra Melendez of Dover, Beverly Melendez of Wilm, Cassandra Hudson of N.C., Roshand, Reshennia, and Sohannad Harris of N.J., and Brittany Harris of Phila, Pa. Services will be held at noon on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Philadelphia Pentecostal Holiness Church, 13724 S. Old State Road, Ellendale, DE. 19941 with the Bishop Major Foster officiating. Friends may call at the church 1 hour before service. Burial will be in Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Miller Funeral & Cremation Services. 302-734-8100 & 302-947-1144.
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