Prudence T. Fowler Of Southampton Dies February 9 - 27 East

Prudence T. Fowler Of Southampton Dies February 9

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author on Feb 18, 2019

Prudence Tabor Fowler of Southampton died February 9, 2019. She was 84.

Born January 20, 1935, to Stanley and Dorothy Tabor, and raised in Sag Harbor, she graduated from Pierson High School, and later from St. Luke’s Nursing School. She married Richard L. Fowler in October 1957, and moved to Southampton, where they raised their family.

She was a 4-H and Girl Scout leader. A member of the Southampton Golf Club, she was an avid golf player, as well as tennis and bridge player. As a lifelong Presbyterian, she put in countless hours at the First Presbyterian Church as a member of the Women’s Association.

She loved traveling, spending time with her grandchildren, playing cards with her friends, and gardening.

She was predeceased by her husband, Richard L. Fowler; and by her children, Richard T. Fowler and Leslie F. Halsted. She was also predeceased by her brother, Stanley V. Tabor.

She is survived by four grandchildren, Tabor A. Halsted, Richard R. Fowler, Andrew C. Fowler, and Prudence F. Halsted; and her brother, Jon K. Tabor.

Visitation was at Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton on February 18. A funeral service was held at the Southampton First Presbyterian Church on February 19.

Memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Southampton, Southampton Village Ambulance or the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons.

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