Funeral services for Olla V. Fowler, 86, of Gilbert will be held 2 p.m. Monday, December 28, 2020, at Apostolic Faith Chapel with Rev. James Harris and Rev. Clay Nichols officiating. Interment will follow in Oakley Cemetery under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2020, at the church.

Olla V. was born May 16, 1934 in Jigger to the union of James Albert and Ella Sanders Thames and passed from this life on December 25, 2020, in Winnsboro at Legacy Nursing Center.

Olla V. was a lifetime member of Apostolic Faith Chapel of Gilbert, a retired bus driver for Franklin Parish School Board. She enjoyed being outdoors and the church Ladies Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Walter Lee Fowler; great grandson Blayton Welch; three brothers: Iley J. Thames, Autrey Thames, and Huey Thames; two sisters: Mert Waller and Leona Wright.

Survivors left to cherish her memory include her three sons: Bobby Fowler (Ivy), Earl Fowler (Juanita), and James Fowler (Elouise); one daughter Lisa Parks (Buddy); numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; a host of other family and many friends.

Pallbearers will be Ethan Bass, Hunter Curl, Derek Fowler, Johnny Ezell, Lee Fowler and Tyler Fowler.

Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Fowler, Buddy Parks, and Jurell Thames.

Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com.

Apostolic Faith Chapel

Apostolic Faith Chapel

Oakley Cemetery