Patricia Featherngill

Patricia Elaine Bowen Featherngill February 11, 1944 – May 3, 2025

Patricia Elaine Bowen Featherngill, 81, of Chadron, Nebraska, entered her eternal rest on Saturday, May 3, 2025. She was born February 11, 1944 in Laredo, Texas, the first child of Harold and Doris Bowen.

Most of her childhood was spent exploring the lakes, woods, and pastures of the family ranch near Williamsburg, Missouri with her best friend, and co-conspirator, her brother Bob. When she wasn’t riding horseback around the ranch, she was in the house helping her Mother with chores, or with her younger sisters, Susan and Pam.

She moved to Olton, Texas to attend Olton High School with her best friend Gayle Ann Parsons, finishing in 1961. This was where she met her future husband, Harold Featherngill. Pat and Harold were married July 14, 1962. They had four children: Wade, Ginger, Bret, and Matt.

Pat attended Texas Tech University and graduated from Chadron State College with her teaching degree.

For several happy years as her children grew up, Pat was a stay-at-home mom. She loved to explore their ranch north of Chadron with the kids, teaching them about the plants and animals and ranching life. As the children got older, she loved being a 4-H mom and leader, taking them to project meetings, horse camp, the Dawes County Fair, and their numerous school activities.

After the kids had grown up and moved away, Pat continued her teaching career. For several years she taught as a long-term sub for the Pine Ridge Job Corps and for Chadron City Schools. Later, she was a dedicated Special Ed teacher at Chadron Middle School.

When she retired from teaching, Pat and her sister Pam enjoyed several wonderful trips to Europe and the British Isles.

Her children and grandchildren were so important to her. Pat loved them fiercely and was very proud of each one of them! Her faith in God was also a large part of her life. She attended Chadron Berean Church for many years and faithfully took her children and grandchildren to many church activities.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Doris Bowen, her brother Bob Bowen, and her great-granddaughter Jessa Osmera. She is survived by her sisters, Susan Bowen Naef, Custer, SD and Pam Anderson, Chadron, NE; her sons Wade Featherngill (Leslie), Liberty TX, Bret Featherngill (Katie), Chadron NE, Matt Featherngill (Jeanie), Cleveland TN, her daughter Ginger Featherngill, Wright WY; and grandchildren Kayla Osmera (Dakota), Alyssa McCance (Joe), Kennin, Paige, Graecyn, and Briley Featherngill;

Emily and Michael Featherngill; and great-grandchildren Paisley McCance and Luke Osmera.

Services will be held Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 at the Chadron Bible Church at 10:00 a.m. Chamberlain Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.