Jewell Maxine (Bowen) Jarvis, 86, of Sand Springs went to her heavenly home, on Wednesday June 21, 2023.

Visitation for Jewell will be on Sunday June 25, 2023 from 1 pm to 6 pm with the family receiving friends between 3 pm to 5 pm, at Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service.  Funeral services will be held on Monday June 26, 2023 at Landmark Tabernacle at 11 am with pastors Robert Whitley and Don Smith officiating.

Jewell, a name her husband said she deserved "because she was one of a kind", was born on March 7, 1937 in Maize, OK to Ernest Dexter and Della Belle (Corn) Bowen.  She married John Vernon Jarvis on October 28, 1953 in Sand Springs.  She lived in the same house for the last 64 years.  They were long time members of Landmark Tabernacle Church.  Jewell retired from Mid-Continent Insurance Company in September 1997.  John passed away on August 8, 2001.  She then married Charles Ray Gaines on March 14, 2008 in Sapulpa.  Jewell was very active in her church and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.  She was a selfless person, giving and served as a care giver for many individuals.

Survivors include three sons, Reverend Vernon Keith Jarvis (Marsha), David Alan Jarvis (Elaine), John Wade Jarvis (Sandra); brother Charles Bowen (Maxine); sister Barbara Ann Smith; step-sons, Charles Ray Gaines (Sandra), Jonathan Allen Gaines (Adrea); step-daughter, Shondra Lynn Barbour (Archie); sister-in-law, Ethel Mae Bowen; 13 grandchildren, Erica Hundley (Kyle), Amanda Woodward (Dustin), Kara Camacho (Mike), Zachary Jarvis, Samuel Jarvis, Jonathan Jarvis, Scott Jarvis, Jerad Jarvis (Amanda), Todd Jarvis (Krissy), Angel Jarvis, Lauren Payne (Thomas), Morgan Rich (Jonathan), Seth Phillips ; 15 great grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations to the Landmark Tabernacle Building Fund, 4700 S. Hwy 97 Sand Springs, OK 74063