William Alton "Buck" Bowen, age 85, of Farmington, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, June 02, 2018.
Buck was born February 23, 1933 in Kingston, Arkansas to Millage Houston and Velma Marie (Oxford) Bowen.
Buck had one job for his entire life, starting at Swanson and staying with them through their transition to Campbell's Soup.
He and his wife Nellie have been members of the Farmington Church of Christ since about 1955.
He was a long time member of the Kings River Riding club.
In 2002 he was awarded the Honorary Advisor Award from the Farmington FFA for helping students with their projects.
He volunteered a lot of his time at the Farmington Softball fields helping to keep up the fields and help the teams any way that he could.
He drove a church bus for many years, hauling kids to church services and VBS.
He loved to hunt and fish, and he loved camping with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Brenda Gale Bowen; brothers, Omer Bowen, and Paul Eugene Bowen; and his sisters, Colene Tate, and Linda Louise Fitzner.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nellie of Farmington, Arkansas; his two daughters, Alta Davis (and her husband, Greg) of Farmington, and Martha Reed of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; two brothers, Leonard Bowen, and Jimmy Dale Bowen; three sisters, Juanita Madewell, Ina Ross, and Wanda Smith; and many friends and loved ones.
Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Moore's Funeral Chapel.
The Funeral Service will be at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Church of Christ in Farmington.
Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Kingston Cemetery in Kingston, Arkansas.
Arrangements by Moores Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville.
Buck was born February 23, 1933 in Kingston, Arkansas to Millage Houston and Velma Marie (Oxford) Bowen.
Buck had one job for his entire life, starting at Swanson and staying with them through their transition to Campbell's Soup.
He and his wife Nellie have been members of the Farmington Church of Christ since about 1955.
He was a long time member of the Kings River Riding club.
In 2002 he was awarded the Honorary Advisor Award from the Farmington FFA for helping students with their projects.
He volunteered a lot of his time at the Farmington Softball fields helping to keep up the fields and help the teams any way that he could.
He drove a church bus for many years, hauling kids to church services and VBS.
He loved to hunt and fish, and he loved camping with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Brenda Gale Bowen; brothers, Omer Bowen, and Paul Eugene Bowen; and his sisters, Colene Tate, and Linda Louise Fitzner.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nellie of Farmington, Arkansas; his two daughters, Alta Davis (and her husband, Greg) of Farmington, and Martha Reed of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; two brothers, Leonard Bowen, and Jimmy Dale Bowen; three sisters, Juanita Madewell, Ina Ross, and Wanda Smith; and many friends and loved ones.
Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Moore's Funeral Chapel.
The Funeral Service will be at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Church of Christ in Farmington.
Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Kingston Cemetery in Kingston, Arkansas.
Arrangements by Moores Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville.
William Alton "Buck" Bowen, age 85, of Farmington, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, June 02, 2018.
Buck was born February 23, 1933 in Kingston, Arkansas to Millage Houston and Velma Marie (Oxford) Bowen.
Buck had one job for his entire life, starting at Swanson and staying with them through their transition to Campbell's Soup.
He and his wife Nellie have been members of the Farmington Church of Christ since about 1955.
He was a long time member of the Kings River Riding club.
In 2002 he was awarded the Honorary Advisor Award from the Farmington FFA for helping students with their projects.
He volunteered a lot of his time at the Farmington Softball fields helping to keep up the fields and help the teams any way that he could.
He drove a church bus for many years, hauling kids to church services and VBS.
He loved to hunt and fish, and he loved camping with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Brenda Gale Bowen; brothers, Omer Bowen, and Paul Eugene Bowen; and his sisters, Colene Tate, and Linda Louise Fitzner.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nellie of Farmington, Arkansas; his two daughters, Alta Davis (and her husband, Greg) of Farmington, and Martha Reed of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; two brothers, Leonard Bowen, and Jimmy Dale Bowen; three sisters, Juanita Madewell, Ina Ross, and Wanda Smith; and many friends and loved ones.
Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Moore's Funeral Chapel.
The Funeral Service will be at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Church of Christ in Farmington.
Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Kingston Cemetery in Kingston, Arkansas.
Arrangements by Moores Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville.
Buck was born February 23, 1933 in Kingston, Arkansas to Millage Houston and Velma Marie (Oxford) Bowen.
Buck had one job for his entire life, starting at Swanson and staying with them through their transition to Campbell's Soup.
He and his wife Nellie have been members of the Farmington Church of Christ since about 1955.
He was a long time member of the Kings River Riding club.
In 2002 he was awarded the Honorary Advisor Award from the Farmington FFA for helping students with their projects.
He volunteered a lot of his time at the Farmington Softball fields helping to keep up the fields and help the teams any way that he could.
He drove a church bus for many years, hauling kids to church services and VBS.
He loved to hunt and fish, and he loved camping with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Brenda Gale Bowen; brothers, Omer Bowen, and Paul Eugene Bowen; and his sisters, Colene Tate, and Linda Louise Fitzner.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nellie of Farmington, Arkansas; his two daughters, Alta Davis (and her husband, Greg) of Farmington, and Martha Reed of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; two brothers, Leonard Bowen, and Jimmy Dale Bowen; three sisters, Juanita Madewell, Ina Ross, and Wanda Smith; and many friends and loved ones.
Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Moore's Funeral Chapel.
The Funeral Service will be at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Church of Christ in Farmington.
Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Kingston Cemetery in Kingston, Arkansas.
Arrangements by Moores Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville.
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