Dixieland Cruisers of Savannah, Georgia (rudy

NELSON R. “RUDY” BOWERS, JR.

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01/22/2026 12:23:16

Nelson Rudolph “Rudy” Bowers, Jr., 67, of Savannah, Georgia, departed this life to be with his Lord on Saturday evening, November 29, 2003, at his home under the care of his family.

Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of Annie Laurie Bryant Bowers Foster and the late Nelson Rudolph Bowers, Sr. Rudy was a communicant of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. He was a lifelong resident of Savannah and a 10 year veteran of the United States Air Force. After his discharge from the Air Force, he returned to Savannah and owned and operated Rudy’s Auto Repair. Rudy was a Pilgrim of Savannah Moose Lodge 1550, a member of American Legion Post 36 at Thunderbolt, and a charter member of the Dixieland Cruisers Car Club.

Surviving are his wife, Mimps Ratliff Bowers of Savannah, Georgia; his mother, Annie Laurie Bryant Bowers Foster of Savannah, Georgia; five children, Debra Ann Bowers, Diana Bowers Lewis, Nelson R. Bowers, III and Kandy Bowers Williams, all of Savannah, Georgia, and Roxanne Elise Richards of Los Angeles, California; eight grandchildren, Jennifer, Annie and Katie Lewis, Joseph and Justin Bowers, Taylor and Sidney Williams, and Rachel Bowers, and one sister, Sharon Waldon of Palatka, Florida.

The family will receive friends from 5:30 until 7:30 o'clock Monday at Gamble Funeral Service.

Funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church conducted by The Reverend William M. Brock. Interment will be at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in Bowers Cemetery near Hampton, South Carolina.

Remembrances: St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church – 3101 Waters Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31404 or Hospice Savannah - Post Office Box #13190, Savannah, Georgia 31416.