Daria Patricia Jowers Capps, 85, of Crofton, passed away at home, surrounded by her children. She was born to Willis Vincent Jowers Sr. and Frances Rebecca Milner Jowers on June 8th, 1940, in Birmingham, AL. She married Terry Reed Capps on February 13th,1960, who was well known in Christian County.
She is survived by her younger brother, Willis Vincent Jowers Jr., who was also born in Birmingham, AL. She was the mother of three children who also survived her: Gary Reed Capps (Crofton, KY), Stephen Jay Capps (Washington, IN), and Regina Gail Capps Smith (Crofton, KY). She has three wonderful grandchildren and their spouses: Jared (Rebekah) Smith (Richmond, KY), Kayla (Ben) Shepp (Mt. Washington, KY), and Joel (Becca) Smith (Murray, KY) who have given her eight beautiful great-grandchildren: Lucy Smith, Kennedy Shepp, Ryder Smith, Mabel Smith, Reed Smith, Adley Shepp, Bennett Smith, and Logan Smith. She is also survived by a dear sister-in-law, Linda Allene Holliday Jowers, a nephew, two nieces with seven great nephews and nieces, and two great-great nephews, along with many cousins.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her granddaughter Kara-Beth Smith, her nephew Tim Jowers and his family, and her great-nephew Drew Tupper.
Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the Crofton Christian Church with Barney Bishop officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgetop Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until the funeral hour. Dogwood Funerals & Cremations of Crofton is in charge of the arrangements.
Always known as “Mrs. Capps,” she taught for forty years (grades K-8) as her family moved around the country on large construction projects. She taught for most of her years in southern Indiana and western Kentucky. She also taught in North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and Texas, working extensively with dyslexic children. After she retired and moved back to Crofton, KY, she tutored children from the community.
With a thirst for travel, she went on six cruises, sailing across the Mediterranean to Turkey, around the Baltic Sea to Russia, visiting all Scandinavian countries except Norway, and across the North Sea to Iceland and Greenland. A few years before her husband passed, they drove in an RV 7,000 miles around the perimeter of our beautiful country, visiting nine National Parks and meeting many interesting people.
Returning to Crofton in 1988, she devoted herself to caring for her family and to serving in her church, and remained faithful until the very end. With great endurance, she never let anything hold her back. She was determined, adventurous, smart, kind, and humble. She cooked many meals for her family around her dining room table and for those in need at her church. She was always there to lend a helping hand and step up to humbly serve any need that arose. The Lord was the center point of her life, and we feel assured her faith has now become sight. Although she is greatly missed, we delight in the assurance that she was welcomed into eternity with a resounding “Welcome home, good and faithful servant.”
