Services for Mrs. Bunah Ethel Bowman, 89, who died Tuesday night in a local nursing home, were held at 10a.m. Friday in Burgess Funeral Home.
Officiating was Rev. Lonnie Harris, pastor of Bowie Assembly of God Church. Burial was in Truce Cemetery under direction of Burgess Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bowman was born Feb.17,1888, in Cooke County, Texas, and has been a long-time resident of Montague County. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include three sons, Warty, Jake and Eldon, all of Bowie; seven daughters, Mrs. Alta Medley and Mrs. Opal Walker, both of Bowie, Mrs. Ilene Downey and Mrs. Eunice Yondell, both of Ardmore, Okla, Mrs. Oleta Gibson of Arbuckle, Calif., Mrs. Deltas Ratliff of Wichita Falls, and Mrs. Alva Maxwell of Henderson, Texas; a sister, Mrs. Ellie Hamilton of Jacksboro, Texas; 36 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; and 28 great-great-grandchildren.
Source: The Bowie News; Bowie, Montague Co, Texas, USA
Services for Mrs. Bunah Ethel Bowman, 89, who died Tuesday night in a local nursing home, were held at 10a.m. Friday in Burgess Funeral Home.
Officiating was Rev. Lonnie Harris, pastor of Bowie Assembly of God Church. Burial was in Truce Cemetery under direction of Burgess Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bowman was born Feb.17,1888, in Cooke County, Texas, and has been a long-time resident of Montague County. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include three sons, Warty, Jake and Eldon, all of Bowie; seven daughters, Mrs. Alta Medley and Mrs. Opal Walker, both of Bowie, Mrs. Ilene Downey and Mrs. Eunice Yondell, both of Ardmore, Okla, Mrs. Oleta Gibson of Arbuckle, Calif., Mrs. Deltas Ratliff of Wichita Falls, and Mrs. Alva Maxwell of Henderson, Texas; a sister, Mrs. Ellie Hamilton of Jacksboro, Texas; 36 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; and 28 great-great-grandchildren.
Source: The Bowie News; Bowie, Montague Co, Texas, USA
Family Members
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Ward Wayne "Warty/Worrie" Bowman
1907–1985
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Alta Mae "Tad" Bowman Medley
1909–1982
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Ada Ilene Bowman Clifton
1911–1995
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Infant Daughter Bowman
1912–1912
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Opal Cordelia Bowman Walker
1913–1997
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Oleta Floreese "Bill" Bowman Gibson
1916–1995
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Eunice Jean "Nevada" Bowman Yandell
1918–2009
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James Aaron "Jake" Bowman
1920–1997
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Mary Magalene Bowman
1923–1927
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Rev Eldon Allen Bowman
1924–1994
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Deltas Louise Bowman Ratliff
1928–1981
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Ava Jean "Dude" Bowman Maxwell
1930–2009