Naomi Frances Thompson Fowler, 85, of Wheelersburg, OH, formerly of Hollywood, MD died February, 23, 2013 at Best Care Center in Wheelersburg, OH. Born April 6, 1927 in Hollywood, MD, she was the daughter of the late Phillip Briscoe and Daisy Jones Thompson.

Naomi was the loving wife of the late Reverend Ira E. Fowler, Sr., whom she married on December 31, 1944 in Annapolis, MD, and who preceded her in death on June 4, 2006.

Mrs. Fowler is survived by her children; Shirley (Tom) Hutchinson of Louisburg, NC, Vivian (Robert) Leon of Raleigh, NC, and Ira, Jr. (Sue) Fowler of Wheelersburg, OH, sister; Juanita Modlin of California, MD., grandchildren; Rachel Hage of Nashville, TN, Jonathan and Emily Leon of Raleigh, NC, and Ira, III and Samuel Fowler of Wheelersburg, OH.

In addition to her parents and husband Mrs. Fowler was preceded in death by her siblings; Roscoe, Latelle, Lamen, and John B. Thompson, Isabel Neilson, Mavis Sweeney, Daisy Pegg, and Ruth Joy.

Mrs. Fowler graduated from Great Mills High School in 1944. She was a homemaker and Pastor's wife.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM with prayers recited at 7:00PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 10:00AM in the Leonardtown Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Paul McPherson officiating. Interment will follow in Hollywood Church of the Nazarene cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.