Elizabeth Bowden Cragen

Elizabeth Bowden Cragen, 76, of Isle of Palms, SC, passed away on April 17, 2025, in Isle of Palms.

Beth was born in Jersey City, NJ to Ada Shriver Longley and Dr. Stephen Brooks Longley on December 3, 1948. She went to school in Short Hills, NJ. She married John P. Cragen in Isle of Palms, SC. She graduated from the University of Tulsa where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She worked as a realtor and was a member of the National Association of Realtors for 40 years until retiring in 2015.

Beth is survived by her husband, John P. Cragen; her daughter, Lacey Elizabeth Bowden; and grandchildren, Avery Elizabeth Hernandez, Christopher Brooks Hernandez, and Ethan Alexander Hernandez.