Chicago Tribune, May 5, 1967:
George Bowker Sr., 87, was found dead last night in his home at 11842 Laporte av., Worth township. His hands and feet were bound with neckties and his face was cut on the left side.
The dead man's son, George Jr., 45, told sheriff's police he and his father were bound and robbed by two men wearing rubber masks and handkerchief over their faces. He said his father died after he was beaten by the two men, one of whom was armed with a pistol.
The younger Bowker, a dishwasher, said the robbers took $6 from his father's pocket and several shotguns from the home. After freeing himself, he went to a neighbor's home and telephoned police.
Chicago Tribune, May 7, 1967:
George Bowker Sr.; suddenly, May 4, 1967, of 11842 S. LaPorte avenue, Worth, Ill., husband of the late Nettle; beloved father of Margaret Thayer, Rose Bowker, and George Jr.; fond stepfather of Melvin Chaney, Rebecca Ponder, Orpha Abell, Lorraine Isom, and Naomi McLeod. Funeral Monday, May 8, at 10 a.m., from Rees Funeral Home, Hobart, Ind., to Calvary cemetery, Portage. Information, [219] 942-2109.
Notes: also father of Winifred Bowker Perez and Marien Irene Bowker (died 30 Nov 1910, age 8 months). Married (by 1930) Nettie Maud (Williams) {Reed} Chaney. (She was the widow of Edward Reed, and subsequently 4th wife and widow of Phillip Augustus Chaney.)
George Bowker Sr., 87, was found dead last night in his home at 11842 Laporte av., Worth township. His hands and feet were bound with neckties and his face was cut on the left side.
The dead man's son, George Jr., 45, told sheriff's police he and his father were bound and robbed by two men wearing rubber masks and handkerchief over their faces. He said his father died after he was beaten by the two men, one of whom was armed with a pistol.
The younger Bowker, a dishwasher, said the robbers took $6 from his father's pocket and several shotguns from the home. After freeing himself, he went to a neighbor's home and telephoned police.
Chicago Tribune, May 7, 1967:
George Bowker Sr.; suddenly, May 4, 1967, of 11842 S. LaPorte avenue, Worth, Ill., husband of the late Nettle; beloved father of Margaret Thayer, Rose Bowker, and George Jr.; fond stepfather of Melvin Chaney, Rebecca Ponder, Orpha Abell, Lorraine Isom, and Naomi McLeod. Funeral Monday, May 8, at 10 a.m., from Rees Funeral Home, Hobart, Ind., to Calvary cemetery, Portage. Information, [219] 942-2109.
Notes: also father of Winifred Bowker Perez and Marien Irene Bowker (died 30 Nov 1910, age 8 months). Married (by 1930) Nettie Maud (Williams) {Reed} Chaney. (She was the widow of Edward Reed, and subsequently 4th wife and widow of Phillip Augustus Chaney.)
Chicago Tribune, May 5, 1967:
George Bowker Sr., 87, was found dead last night in his home at 11842 Laporte av., Worth township. His hands and feet were bound with neckties and his face was cut on the left side.
The dead man's son, George Jr., 45, told sheriff's police he and his father were bound and robbed by two men wearing rubber masks and handkerchief over their faces. He said his father died after he was beaten by the two men, one of whom was armed with a pistol.
The younger Bowker, a dishwasher, said the robbers took $6 from his father's pocket and several shotguns from the home. After freeing himself, he went to a neighbor's home and telephoned police.
Chicago Tribune, May 7, 1967:
George Bowker Sr.; suddenly, May 4, 1967, of 11842 S. LaPorte avenue, Worth, Ill., husband of the late Nettle; beloved father of Margaret Thayer, Rose Bowker, and George Jr.; fond stepfather of Melvin Chaney, Rebecca Ponder, Orpha Abell, Lorraine Isom, and Naomi McLeod. Funeral Monday, May 8, at 10 a.m., from Rees Funeral Home, Hobart, Ind., to Calvary cemetery, Portage. Information, [219] 942-2109.
Notes: also father of Winifred Bowker Perez and Marien Irene Bowker (died 30 Nov 1910, age 8 months). Married (by 1930) Nettie Maud (Williams) {Reed} Chaney. (She was the widow of Edward Reed, and subsequently 4th wife and widow of Phillip Augustus Chaney.)
George Bowker Sr., 87, was found dead last night in his home at 11842 Laporte av., Worth township. His hands and feet were bound with neckties and his face was cut on the left side.
The dead man's son, George Jr., 45, told sheriff's police he and his father were bound and robbed by two men wearing rubber masks and handkerchief over their faces. He said his father died after he was beaten by the two men, one of whom was armed with a pistol.
The younger Bowker, a dishwasher, said the robbers took $6 from his father's pocket and several shotguns from the home. After freeing himself, he went to a neighbor's home and telephoned police.
Chicago Tribune, May 7, 1967:
George Bowker Sr.; suddenly, May 4, 1967, of 11842 S. LaPorte avenue, Worth, Ill., husband of the late Nettle; beloved father of Margaret Thayer, Rose Bowker, and George Jr.; fond stepfather of Melvin Chaney, Rebecca Ponder, Orpha Abell, Lorraine Isom, and Naomi McLeod. Funeral Monday, May 8, at 10 a.m., from Rees Funeral Home, Hobart, Ind., to Calvary cemetery, Portage. Information, [219] 942-2109.
Notes: also father of Winifred Bowker Perez and Marien Irene Bowker (died 30 Nov 1910, age 8 months). Married (by 1930) Nettie Maud (Williams) {Reed} Chaney. (She was the widow of Edward Reed, and subsequently 4th wife and widow of Phillip Augustus Chaney.)
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