Life of Australian tourist, 24, who suddenly died in a Balinese villa to be celebrated by family and friends at a moving funeral service
- Aussie tourist Olyvia Cowley was laid to rest on Saturday in a moving funeral
- Ms Cowley died suddenly after she moved to Bali to start a business last month
- Mourners were asked to wear bright colours at the Gold Coast Hillsong church
- Her family said they were ‘broken’ and ‘shattered’ over the loss of their ‘baby girl’
Family and friends of Olyvia Cowley, who died unexpectedly in Bali last month, will farewell the 24-year-old at a funeral service on Saturday.
Those attending have been asked to wear brightly coloured clothing to a service at Hillsong Church in Highland Park on the Gold Coast.
Social media posts prior to her death showed Ms Cowley enjoying a poolside lifestyle on the Indonesian island after quitting her job in Australia.
The reasons behind Ms Cowley´s death have not been publicly released.
Olyvia Cowley (left) died unexpectedly in Bali last month. Picture: Facebook
Mother, Christina Blakelock and her husband Tony travelled to Bali in order to return Ms Cowley´s body to Australia.
Ms Blakelock shared the experience in a Facebook post earlier this week, saying the family had received overwhelming support from loved ones and strangers.
‘Broken. Shattered … But we still are blessed.
‘We know we have a peace that passes all understanding. There is no way I´d personally stand through this type of situation, with out our Lord and father above.’
‘Olyvia our baby girl, it´s time to go home now.’
The leaflet for the Gold Coast service for Ms Cowley (pictured) revealed the family’s request to wear bright colours
The cause of Olyvia Crowley’s (pictured) death in Bali has not been released to the public
Olyvia Crowley (pictured, left) quit her job and posted about it on social media (pictured, right)
Friend, Tiarna Malcolm also posted a tribute this week, describing herself as a ‘lost little soul’.
‘I don´t know a world where you aren´t in it,’ she posted on Instagram.
‘Hold your loved ones so so tight and tell them how much you love them each and everyday.
‘Miss you so god damn much darling. Hope you´re livin it up, up there.’
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