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Pickens P. “Pick” Bowen

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Pickens P. “Pick” Bowen

Birth
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Death
29 Jan 1941 (aged 86)
Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA
Burial
Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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The Howe Messenger
Friday, January 31, 1941, pg. 1

FALL PROVES FATAL TO PICKENS BOWEN, 86
Funeral services for Pickens Bowen, 86, who died in a Sherman hospital Wednesday morning were held at the Van Deren Funeral Home in Van Alstyne at 2 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Bowen died from the effects of a broken leg suffered last week. Rev. Frank Johnston, pastor of the Van Alstyne Baptist church, officiated and burial was in Van Alstyne Cemetery beside the body of his wife, who died March 10, 1910. Services at the cemetery were conducted by Howe Lodge No. 430, A.F. & A.M., of which he was a life member.
Mr. Bowen was born in South Carolina December 1, 1854, a son of Reese and Elizabeth Bowen. He came to Texas as a young man and settled in the Howe community where he had since lived. He was married to Miss Betty Whitaker December 19, 1878. Surviving are a son, Walter Bowen of Howe; a grandson, Walter Bowen, Jr. of Howe; and 2 granddaughters, Mrs. Truett Davenport of Howe and Mrs. Doss Neely of Hobart, Oklahoma. Pallbearers were John George, Y.R. George, P.H. George, Roscoe Bradley, Maurice Miller and Fred Mauldin.
Death Certificate

The Howe Messenger
Friday, January 31, 1941, pg. 1

FALL PROVES FATAL TO PICKENS BOWEN, 86
Funeral services for Pickens Bowen, 86, who died in a Sherman hospital Wednesday morning were held at the Van Deren Funeral Home in Van Alstyne at 2 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Bowen died from the effects of a broken leg suffered last week. Rev. Frank Johnston, pastor of the Van Alstyne Baptist church, officiated and burial was in Van Alstyne Cemetery beside the body of his wife, who died March 10, 1910. Services at the cemetery were conducted by Howe Lodge No. 430, A.F. & A.M., of which he was a life member.
Mr. Bowen was born in South Carolina December 1, 1854, a son of Reese and Elizabeth Bowen. He came to Texas as a young man and settled in the Howe community where he had since lived. He was married to Miss Betty Whitaker December 19, 1878. Surviving are a son, Walter Bowen of Howe; a grandson, Walter Bowen, Jr. of Howe; and 2 granddaughters, Mrs. Truett Davenport of Howe and Mrs. Doss Neely of Hobart, Oklahoma. Pallbearers were John George, Y.R. George, P.H. George, Roscoe Bradley, Maurice Miller and Fred Mauldin.

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  • Created by: Tom Poole
  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107042357/pickens_p-bowen: accessed ), memorial page for Pickens P. “Pick” Bowen (1 Dec 1854–29 Jan 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107042357, citing Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Tom Poole (contributor 47164566).