Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Wednesday, November 11, 1925
Two hours and twenty minutes after his son, L. G. BOWERS, age 49, had died at the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Logansport, Abel F. BOWERS, age 73 years, well known ex-contractor and mason, died at his home at 1020 Fulton avenue here. The father had been very ill for several months, while the son had been ill for three years.
Funeral services for both will be held at the A. F. BOWERS home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, the Rev. D. S. PERRY in charge. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Bright's disease was fatal to Abel Bowers, who was widely known in the community as a reciter of poems. He appeared on many school and public programs as a reader.
A. F. Bowers died at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday. He had lived in the county most of his life. He was born in Allen county, Ohio, on Jan. 28, 1852, the son of William O. and Sarah BOWERS. He came here from Van Wert Ohio, in 1863 and was united in marriage here to Pauline McQUERN on Feb. 23, 1875. The widow survives as does a daughter, Mrs. Floyd VanTRUMP.
L. G. Bowers died at 5:10 a.m. Wednesday. He was born here on July 22, 1876. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Omer BECKER of South Bend, Gilford BOWERS of Rochester and Raymond BOWERS.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1925
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Wednesday, November 11, 1925
Two hours and twenty minutes after his son, L. G. BOWERS, age 49, had died at the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Logansport, Abel F. BOWERS, age 73 years, well known ex-contractor and mason, died at his home at 1020 Fulton avenue here. The father had been very ill for several months, while the son had been ill for three years.
Funeral services for both will be held at the A. F. BOWERS home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, the Rev. D. S. PERRY in charge. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Bright's disease was fatal to Abel Bowers, who was widely known in the community as a reciter of poems. He appeared on many school and public programs as a reader.
A. F. Bowers died at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday. He had lived in the county most of his life. He was born in Allen county, Ohio, on Jan. 28, 1852, the son of William O. and Sarah BOWERS. He came here from Van Wert Ohio, in 1863 and was united in marriage here to Pauline McQUERN on Feb. 23, 1875. The widow survives as does a daughter, Mrs. Floyd VanTRUMP.
L. G. Bowers died at 5:10 a.m. Wednesday. He was born here on July 22, 1876. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Omer BECKER of South Bend, Gilford BOWERS of Rochester and Raymond BOWERS.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1925
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Wednesday, November 11, 1925
Two hours and twenty minutes after his son, L. G. BOWERS, age 49, had died at the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Logansport, Abel F. BOWERS, age 73 years, well known ex-contractor and mason, died at his home at 1020 Fulton avenue here. The father had been very ill for several months, while the son had been ill for three years.
Funeral services for both will be held at the A. F. BOWERS home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, the Rev. D. S. PERRY in charge. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Bright's disease was fatal to Abel Bowers, who was widely known in the community as a reciter of poems. He appeared on many school and public programs as a reader.
A. F. Bowers died at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday. He had lived in the county most of his life. He was born in Allen county, Ohio, on Jan. 28, 1852, the son of William O. and Sarah BOWERS. He came here from Van Wert Ohio, in 1863 and was united in marriage here to Pauline McQUERN on Feb. 23, 1875. The widow survives as does a daughter, Mrs. Floyd VanTRUMP.
L. G. Bowers died at 5:10 a.m. Wednesday. He was born here on July 22, 1876. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Omer BECKER of South Bend, Gilford BOWERS of Rochester and Raymond BOWERS.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1925
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Wednesday, November 11, 1925
Two hours and twenty minutes after his son, L. G. BOWERS, age 49, had died at the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Logansport, Abel F. BOWERS, age 73 years, well known ex-contractor and mason, died at his home at 1020 Fulton avenue here. The father had been very ill for several months, while the son had been ill for three years.
Funeral services for both will be held at the A. F. BOWERS home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, the Rev. D. S. PERRY in charge. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Bright's disease was fatal to Abel Bowers, who was widely known in the community as a reciter of poems. He appeared on many school and public programs as a reader.
A. F. Bowers died at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday. He had lived in the county most of his life. He was born in Allen county, Ohio, on Jan. 28, 1852, the son of William O. and Sarah BOWERS. He came here from Van Wert Ohio, in 1863 and was united in marriage here to Pauline McQUERN on Feb. 23, 1875. The widow survives as does a daughter, Mrs. Floyd VanTRUMP.
L. G. Bowers died at 5:10 a.m. Wednesday. He was born here on July 22, 1876. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Omer BECKER of South Bend, Gilford BOWERS of Rochester and Raymond BOWERS.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1925
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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