Essie Bowers NEW MADRID — Essie Bowers, 79, died March 22, 2015, at her home. Born Oct. 5, 1935, in Iron Mountain, to the late Zeno and Irene Snow Nash, she was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 595 of New Madrid. Survivors include 10 children and several grandchildren. Visitation will be held from noon until time of services at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid. Tim Farrenburg will officiate. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery.