Ms. Mattie Faye Cowens leaves to cherish her memories with her daughters, Earline (Tyrone) Lampkin, Victoria Cowens, Ganelle Cowens and Nancy Cowens; sons, Edward (Scherita) Cowens, Earl (Monica) Cowens, Ernest (Anita) Cowens and Howard Cowens; sisters, Natalie Baity and Geraldine (John) Brewer; brother, Othello (Maria) Rollon; nineteen grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.