Gene Bowden
Gene Bowden is a native of Middleton, TN. He is one of 13 children born to the late William and Indiana Bowden. He is a graduate of Middleton High School, Draugthon’s College, and a recent graduate of West Star Leadership Class of 2022. He is a Veteran of the United States Army. He is the husband of Linda Peters Bowden. He has three daughters (Kimberley, Kqura, & Kandice) and three grandsons (Austin, Kyngston, & Prynceton). Bowden is the Pastor of Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Bolivar, TN.
Bowden is the Mayor of the Great Town of Whiteville, TN. Currently he serves on the Board of Mayor and Alderman and is a member of the Hardeman County Branch of the NAACP. He has previously served as President of the Norwalk, CT Branch of NAACP, Board Member of the Norwalk Fair Housing Advisory Commission, and President of the Whiteville Elementary School PTO. He has been recognized by the Nu Iota Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated for his outstanding service to the Whiteville Community as it’s First African American Mayor. He was recently appointed to the Board of the Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund (TMBF).