Annie Wright Gowan, age 77, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at Willow Ridge of N. C. in Rutherfordton, NC.&bsp; Mrs. Gowan was of the baptist Faith and was retired from Woodlands Nursing Home.

A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Marcus Wright and the late Samantha Wright and the widow of the late Curtis E. Gowan. She was preceded in death by her Son Homer Lee Gowan.

One daughter: Betty Harper, Rutherfordton, N.C.

Three sons: Wayne Gowan, Rutherfordton, N.C.; Charles Gowan, Columbus; Bruce Gowan, Belmont, N.C.

One sister: Joyce Jaynes, Rutherfordton, N.C.

One brother: Carroll William Wright, Kingsport, Tenn.

Four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are being handled by McMahans Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 249 South Main St., Rutherfordton, N.C. A graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Park in Forest City, N.C., at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 12, 2010, with Rev. Wesley Hudgins officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Park.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, N.C. 28043.

An online register may be viewed at www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.