Harold G. Sowers
Oct. 18, 1907 -- Aug. 10, 2002
LEBANON -- Harold Guy Sowers, 94, of Lebanon died Saturday at home.
He was born in Sharon, Pa., to Leslie and Minnie (Schugars) Sowers. He married Nora Jean Grisham on Nov. 3, 1956, in Portland.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Sowers was dedicated to baseball. He moved from Arizona to Pennsylvania and then to Oregon during the Great Depression, playing ball where he found work.
He played semi-pro ball with the Pittsburgh Pirates farm team one season.
He worked at the spring baseball games in Phoenix, Ariz., from 1956 to 1963. He umpired for the Cleveland Indians, was the equipment manager for the Kansas City Athletics and was an assistant groundskeeper for the San Francisco Giants.
He met many Hall of Fame ball players.
He attended Southern Oregon Normal School in Ashland and put together a semi-pro ball club for Medford in 1935. He became the Medford High School baseball coach that year.
While living in Langlois, Mr. Sowers was a river guide on the Rogue River in the summers. He had a business selling canned goods and produce from Bandon to Portland.
He moved with his wife to Lebanon in 1987. He continued his produce business until his death.
Surviving are wife Nora; sons Harold of Albany and Robert of Prineville; daughters Sahara Sowers, Nancy Alexander and Ellen Belcastro, all of Albany, and Susan Sowers of Lebanon; sister Catherine McVey of Newport Richey, Fla.; two grandsons and seven granddaughters.
Two sisters and a brother died earlier.
No services are planned. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Contributions in Mr. Sowers' name may be made to SafeHaven Animal Shelter, 33071 Highway 34, Albany, Ore. 97321
Oct. 18, 1907 -- Aug. 10, 2002
LEBANON -- Harold Guy Sowers, 94, of Lebanon died Saturday at home.
He was born in Sharon, Pa., to Leslie and Minnie (Schugars) Sowers. He married Nora Jean Grisham on Nov. 3, 1956, in Portland.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Sowers was dedicated to baseball. He moved from Arizona to Pennsylvania and then to Oregon during the Great Depression, playing ball where he found work.
He played semi-pro ball with the Pittsburgh Pirates farm team one season.
He worked at the spring baseball games in Phoenix, Ariz., from 1956 to 1963. He umpired for the Cleveland Indians, was the equipment manager for the Kansas City Athletics and was an assistant groundskeeper for the San Francisco Giants.
He met many Hall of Fame ball players.
He attended Southern Oregon Normal School in Ashland and put together a semi-pro ball club for Medford in 1935. He became the Medford High School baseball coach that year.
While living in Langlois, Mr. Sowers was a river guide on the Rogue River in the summers. He had a business selling canned goods and produce from Bandon to Portland.
He moved with his wife to Lebanon in 1987. He continued his produce business until his death.
Surviving are wife Nora; sons Harold of Albany and Robert of Prineville; daughters Sahara Sowers, Nancy Alexander and Ellen Belcastro, all of Albany, and Susan Sowers of Lebanon; sister Catherine McVey of Newport Richey, Fla.; two grandsons and seven granddaughters.
Two sisters and a brother died earlier.
No services are planned. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Contributions in Mr. Sowers' name may be made to SafeHaven Animal Shelter, 33071 Highway 34, Albany, Ore. 97321
Harold G. Sowers
Oct. 18, 1907 -- Aug. 10, 2002
LEBANON -- Harold Guy Sowers, 94, of Lebanon died Saturday at home.
He was born in Sharon, Pa., to Leslie and Minnie (Schugars) Sowers. He married Nora Jean Grisham on Nov. 3, 1956, in Portland.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Sowers was dedicated to baseball. He moved from Arizona to Pennsylvania and then to Oregon during the Great Depression, playing ball where he found work.
He played semi-pro ball with the Pittsburgh Pirates farm team one season.
He worked at the spring baseball games in Phoenix, Ariz., from 1956 to 1963. He umpired for the Cleveland Indians, was the equipment manager for the Kansas City Athletics and was an assistant groundskeeper for the San Francisco Giants.
He met many Hall of Fame ball players.
He attended Southern Oregon Normal School in Ashland and put together a semi-pro ball club for Medford in 1935. He became the Medford High School baseball coach that year.
While living in Langlois, Mr. Sowers was a river guide on the Rogue River in the summers. He had a business selling canned goods and produce from Bandon to Portland.
He moved with his wife to Lebanon in 1987. He continued his produce business until his death.
Surviving are wife Nora; sons Harold of Albany and Robert of Prineville; daughters Sahara Sowers, Nancy Alexander and Ellen Belcastro, all of Albany, and Susan Sowers of Lebanon; sister Catherine McVey of Newport Richey, Fla.; two grandsons and seven granddaughters.
Two sisters and a brother died earlier.
No services are planned. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Contributions in Mr. Sowers' name may be made to SafeHaven Animal Shelter, 33071 Highway 34, Albany, Ore. 97321
Oct. 18, 1907 -- Aug. 10, 2002
LEBANON -- Harold Guy Sowers, 94, of Lebanon died Saturday at home.
He was born in Sharon, Pa., to Leslie and Minnie (Schugars) Sowers. He married Nora Jean Grisham on Nov. 3, 1956, in Portland.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Sowers was dedicated to baseball. He moved from Arizona to Pennsylvania and then to Oregon during the Great Depression, playing ball where he found work.
He played semi-pro ball with the Pittsburgh Pirates farm team one season.
He worked at the spring baseball games in Phoenix, Ariz., from 1956 to 1963. He umpired for the Cleveland Indians, was the equipment manager for the Kansas City Athletics and was an assistant groundskeeper for the San Francisco Giants.
He met many Hall of Fame ball players.
He attended Southern Oregon Normal School in Ashland and put together a semi-pro ball club for Medford in 1935. He became the Medford High School baseball coach that year.
While living in Langlois, Mr. Sowers was a river guide on the Rogue River in the summers. He had a business selling canned goods and produce from Bandon to Portland.
He moved with his wife to Lebanon in 1987. He continued his produce business until his death.
Surviving are wife Nora; sons Harold of Albany and Robert of Prineville; daughters Sahara Sowers, Nancy Alexander and Ellen Belcastro, all of Albany, and Susan Sowers of Lebanon; sister Catherine McVey of Newport Richey, Fla.; two grandsons and seven granddaughters.
Two sisters and a brother died earlier.
No services are planned. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Contributions in Mr. Sowers' name may be made to SafeHaven Animal Shelter, 33071 Highway 34, Albany, Ore. 97321
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