Elizabeth Bean-Cowan, 88 died Sept. 17, 2003. Born Nov. 13, 1914 in Ft. Hancock, TX. Preceded in death by her husband of 65 yrs., Pioneer West TX rancher Sidney Cowan and her son Woodrow Daivd Cowan, brothers, Former Co. Judge Woodrow Wilson Bean, former El Paso Superintendent of Schools Joh T. Bean and renowned West TX rancher J. B. Bean. She was the daughter of TX ranger James B. Bean and Belle McGovern Bean. Her and her mother were cousins of Mother Praxedes Carty who established Loretto Academy. Survived by sons, Sidney W. Cowan, Jr., Douglas Bean Cowan, eleven grandchildren and 12 ggrandchildren. Interment at Sierra Blanca Cemetery in Sierra Blanca, TX. Martin Funeral Home.