John Walter Bowyer, 88, Rt. 4, died Jan. 22, 1980, at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.
Born in Cass County Jan. 29, 1891, he was the son of Charles and Margaret Layton Bowyer. He married Cecile Metzger in 1920 and she died in 1945. He then married Naomi Metzger Miller in 1947 and she survives.
He had lived here since 1930, coming from Cass County, where he was sheriff from 1921 to 1925. He was a retired farmer and a member of the American Legion, Logansport. A veteran of World War I, he received the Purple Heart.
Surviving are two daughters, Rosemary, wife of Richard Rhodes, and Marie Roberts, both of Peru; one son, John Walter Bowyer Jr., Glendale, Mo.; two sisters, Dorris Layman, Walton, and Inez Fouts, Chandler, Ariz.; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Seven brothers and one sister are deceased.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Metzger Cemetery, Miami County. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Contributor:
Paula D
John Walter Bowyer, 88, Rt. 4, died Jan. 22, 1980, at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.
Born in Cass County Jan. 29, 1891, he was the son of Charles and Margaret Layton Bowyer. He married Cecile Metzger in 1920 and she died in 1945. He then married Naomi Metzger Miller in 1947 and she survives.
He had lived here since 1930, coming from Cass County, where he was sheriff from 1921 to 1925. He was a retired farmer and a member of the American Legion, Logansport. A veteran of World War I, he received the Purple Heart.
Surviving are two daughters, Rosemary, wife of Richard Rhodes, and Marie Roberts, both of Peru; one son, John Walter Bowyer Jr., Glendale, Mo.; two sisters, Dorris Layman, Walton, and Inez Fouts, Chandler, Ariz.; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Seven brothers and one sister are deceased.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Metzger Cemetery, Miami County. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Contributor:
Paula D
Family Members
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Orla Clyde Bowyer
1889–1949
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Mary Kathryn Bowyer
1892–1979
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Donald Clair Bowyer
1893–1939
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Charles Reginald Bowyer
1897–1946
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Inez Marguerite Bowyer Fouts
1898–1988
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Gerald Keith "Gabe" Bowyer
1901–1972
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Raymond Mayne Bowyer
1903–1972
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Daphne Dorris Bowyer Layman
1904–1989
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Ivan Dallas Bowyer
1906–1960
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Gilbert Lynn Bowyer
1910–1910
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