The Des Moines Register. 26 Oct. 2006, Thu. (I'm rephrasing the article.)
This is an article which named a recipient of a "Vernon "Turk" Bowman Award" to a senior on the AHS boys' golf team who exemplified integrity, honesty and respect for the game of golf. This award was named in honor of alum Vernon "Turk" Bowman who was a golf icon in the community. Bowman and a group of friends, started the first Ames High boys' golf team.
Each year, golf coaches and members of the golf team would select a teammate to receive the award. The name of the recipient with a plaque is awarded at the team's banquet at the end of the season. His name would then be displayed in a trophy case located int he new high school addition.
The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. April 16, 2004.
Vernon Rowan "Turk" Bowman, 94, died April 14, 2004 at Israel Family Hospice House. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 19, at First Christian Church, with Rev David Digby officiating. Burial will be in the Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Vernon was born October 18, 1909 in Omaha, NE, to Harry and Maria (Tully) Bowman. He married Opal "Pegg" Bowman on March 26, 1932 in Dixon, Il.
Vernon resided in Ames most of his life and graduated from Ames High School He was also a graduate of ISU, where he was a member of the first ISU golf team from 1931 to 1933. Vernon was an engineer for the Iowa Highway Commission, retiring in 1975. He was a member of First Christian Church and was a well-known golf champion in Ames an across Iowa.
Vernon is survived by his wife, Opal "Pegg" of Ames; daughter, Leah Bowman of Ames; and Leah's family, Turk Mully and Lisa Boysen, Brandon Markley; and his son, Miles. Also surviving are six grandchildren and several grandchildren of Vernon and Pegg's son, Vernon Davis Bowman who died in March of1986. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Harry T. Bowman.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 18 at Adams Funeral Home in Ames. Memorials may be made to his church., Israel Family Hospice House or th eAmes High School Golf Program.
This is an article which named a recipient of a "Vernon "Turk" Bowman Award" to a senior on the AHS boys' golf team who exemplified integrity, honesty and respect for the game of golf. This award was named in honor of alum Vernon "Turk" Bowman who was a golf icon in the community. Bowman and a group of friends, started the first Ames High boys' golf team.
Each year, golf coaches and members of the golf team would select a teammate to receive the award. The name of the recipient with a plaque is awarded at the team's banquet at the end of the season. His name would then be displayed in a trophy case located int he new high school addition.
The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. April 16, 2004.
Vernon Rowan "Turk" Bowman, 94, died April 14, 2004 at Israel Family Hospice House. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 19, at First Christian Church, with Rev David Digby officiating. Burial will be in the Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Vernon was born October 18, 1909 in Omaha, NE, to Harry and Maria (Tully) Bowman. He married Opal "Pegg" Bowman on March 26, 1932 in Dixon, Il.
Vernon resided in Ames most of his life and graduated from Ames High School He was also a graduate of ISU, where he was a member of the first ISU golf team from 1931 to 1933. Vernon was an engineer for the Iowa Highway Commission, retiring in 1975. He was a member of First Christian Church and was a well-known golf champion in Ames an across Iowa.
Vernon is survived by his wife, Opal "Pegg" of Ames; daughter, Leah Bowman of Ames; and Leah's family, Turk Mully and Lisa Boysen, Brandon Markley; and his son, Miles. Also surviving are six grandchildren and several grandchildren of Vernon and Pegg's son, Vernon Davis Bowman who died in March of1986. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Harry T. Bowman.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 18 at Adams Funeral Home in Ames. Memorials may be made to his church., Israel Family Hospice House or th eAmes High School Golf Program.
The Des Moines Register. 26 Oct. 2006, Thu. (I'm rephrasing the article.)
This is an article which named a recipient of a "Vernon "Turk" Bowman Award" to a senior on the AHS boys' golf team who exemplified integrity, honesty and respect for the game of golf. This award was named in honor of alum Vernon "Turk" Bowman who was a golf icon in the community. Bowman and a group of friends, started the first Ames High boys' golf team.
Each year, golf coaches and members of the golf team would select a teammate to receive the award. The name of the recipient with a plaque is awarded at the team's banquet at the end of the season. His name would then be displayed in a trophy case located int he new high school addition.
The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. April 16, 2004.
Vernon Rowan "Turk" Bowman, 94, died April 14, 2004 at Israel Family Hospice House. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 19, at First Christian Church, with Rev David Digby officiating. Burial will be in the Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Vernon was born October 18, 1909 in Omaha, NE, to Harry and Maria (Tully) Bowman. He married Opal "Pegg" Bowman on March 26, 1932 in Dixon, Il.
Vernon resided in Ames most of his life and graduated from Ames High School He was also a graduate of ISU, where he was a member of the first ISU golf team from 1931 to 1933. Vernon was an engineer for the Iowa Highway Commission, retiring in 1975. He was a member of First Christian Church and was a well-known golf champion in Ames an across Iowa.
Vernon is survived by his wife, Opal "Pegg" of Ames; daughter, Leah Bowman of Ames; and Leah's family, Turk Mully and Lisa Boysen, Brandon Markley; and his son, Miles. Also surviving are six grandchildren and several grandchildren of Vernon and Pegg's son, Vernon Davis Bowman who died in March of1986. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Harry T. Bowman.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 18 at Adams Funeral Home in Ames. Memorials may be made to his church., Israel Family Hospice House or th eAmes High School Golf Program.
This is an article which named a recipient of a "Vernon "Turk" Bowman Award" to a senior on the AHS boys' golf team who exemplified integrity, honesty and respect for the game of golf. This award was named in honor of alum Vernon "Turk" Bowman who was a golf icon in the community. Bowman and a group of friends, started the first Ames High boys' golf team.
Each year, golf coaches and members of the golf team would select a teammate to receive the award. The name of the recipient with a plaque is awarded at the team's banquet at the end of the season. His name would then be displayed in a trophy case located int he new high school addition.
The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. April 16, 2004.
Vernon Rowan "Turk" Bowman, 94, died April 14, 2004 at Israel Family Hospice House. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 19, at First Christian Church, with Rev David Digby officiating. Burial will be in the Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Vernon was born October 18, 1909 in Omaha, NE, to Harry and Maria (Tully) Bowman. He married Opal "Pegg" Bowman on March 26, 1932 in Dixon, Il.
Vernon resided in Ames most of his life and graduated from Ames High School He was also a graduate of ISU, where he was a member of the first ISU golf team from 1931 to 1933. Vernon was an engineer for the Iowa Highway Commission, retiring in 1975. He was a member of First Christian Church and was a well-known golf champion in Ames an across Iowa.
Vernon is survived by his wife, Opal "Pegg" of Ames; daughter, Leah Bowman of Ames; and Leah's family, Turk Mully and Lisa Boysen, Brandon Markley; and his son, Miles. Also surviving are six grandchildren and several grandchildren of Vernon and Pegg's son, Vernon Davis Bowman who died in March of1986. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Harry T. Bowman.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 18 at Adams Funeral Home in Ames. Memorials may be made to his church., Israel Family Hospice House or th eAmes High School Golf Program.
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