Two receive Grey and Jarl Bowers Scholarship

Ashley Adams and Miriam Lamb have been chosen to receive a scholarship awarded from an endowment created from the estates of Grey and Jarl Bowers.

Ashley Adams

Adams, 19, of Washington, is a student in BCCC’s Cosmetology Program. A graduate of Washington High School, Adams is employed as an office associate at Food Lion. She is the daughter of Samantha Lewis of Washington and Bryan Adams of Washington. After graduating from BCCC, she plans to work as a stylist in a local salon.

Miriam Lamb

“Thank you very much for this scholarship,” she said. “I appreciate it more than words can say.”

Lamb, 28, of Pantego, is a student in BCCC’s Business Administration Program. A graduate of Mattamuskeet High School, she plans to enter the accounting field after completing her studies at BCCC. Lamb and her husband, Chris, have three children. She is employed as a waitress at Fish Hooks Café in Belhaven.

"Thank you very much for helping me reach my dreams and goals to not only better myself but my family as well,” she said. “Also, thank you for encouraging me to be a positive role model for others.”

Grey Worley Bowers was a native of Pink Hill. Jarl E. Bowers was a native of Washington. The two married on March 3, 1951 in the Pink Hill Presbyterian Church.

Grey and Jarl Bowers

Mrs. Bowers was a graduate of Flora McDonald College in Red Springs where she earned a bachelor’s degree in home economics. She taught home economics in Walstonburg, Bailey and for several years at Washington High School. An accomplished pianist and organ player, Mrs. Bowers was an active member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and in civic and social organizations in Washington.

Mr. Bowers attended Washington schools, The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., and the Unviersity of Maryland. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army and served during World War II in the Aleutian Islands and Europe. He was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and earned a Purple Heart. For many years, he was engaged in the insurance business and dealt in stocks and bonds. Mr. Bowers was also an active member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and in civic organizations in Washington.

Mrs. Bowers died in 2001 and Mr. Bowers in 2007. Their charitable contributions also included bequests to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and the George H. and Laura E. Brown Librar