85 years old
2nd Wife of John Woodson Bowe
Their children:
Amy Bowe
Baby Bowe
Mamie Lou Bowe - died at age 14
George Cecil Bowe
Merton John Bowe
Vivian Guy Bowe
Ursula Pleasant Bowe Moore
Ritchie Bowe Colema
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The Mer Rouge Democrat (Mer Rouge, Louisiana) Thursday - 6 March 1941 pg1
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE FOR MRS. BOWE, 80
A group of intimate friends planned a happy surprise for Mrs. J. E. Bowe on Thursday afternoon in celebration of her 80th birthday. Several cars were loaded with iced coca-cola, sandwiches and a beautifully decorated birthday cake and a number of life long friends and relatives, who motored out to Mr. Bowe's plantation home for a delightful visit. Among those participating in the happy occasion were:
Mrs. Will Cheshire, Mrs. James Ulmer Yeldell, Mrs. Fannie Ashley,
Mrs. Kate Daniels, Mrs. Esther Plummer, Mrs. J. S. Green
Mrs. J. E. Moore, Mrs. J. S. Moore, Mrs. F. A. Tolar
Mrs. M. J. Bowe
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 29 August 1946 pg7
BONNE IDEE NEWS by Mrs. R. T. McGowen
Friends and relatives hearts were made sad the past week over the death of their friend, Mrs. James Ella Bowe. Mrs. Bowe was the oldest citizen on Bonne Idee Community about 56 years and to know her was to love her. Besides her four children, she has at several times taken orphans in her home and loved them as her own. Mrs. Bowe was always ready and willing to say something comforting to some one in trouble. She will be missed at Bonne Idee Methodist Church as in the home, where she was a devout christian and a faithful mother and a good neighbor. The entire community extend their heart felt sympathy.
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Mer Rouge Democrat (Mer Rouge, Louisiana) Thursday - 29 August 1946 page 20
BONNE IDEE SCENE OF LAST RITES FOR MRS. J. E. BOWE
Mrs. James Ella Bowe, knowan affectionately as "Grandma Bowe," died early last Thursday morning at her home on the Bonne Idee, following a brief illness. She was in her 85th year. Mrs. Bowe was born in Morehouse Parish in February, 1861, and had been distinguished for her cheerfulness and many acts of unselfish devotion to church activities. She was a member of the Mer Rouge Methodist Church and was active in affairs of the Bonne Idee Methodist Church. Rev. D. T. Williams officiated at the services which were held at Mrs. Bowe's home, with interment in the Bonne Idee Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowe is preceded in death by her husband:
John Woodson Bowe
Mrs. Bow is survived by two sons:
George Bowe
Merton J. Bowe
Two daughters:
Mrs. J. S. Moore
Mrs. Richard Coleman
Nine grandchildren:
Mrs. F. A. Tolar
Jack Moore
Mrs. Frankie King
Mrs. Felix Clack
Mary Ruth Bowe
George Bowe, Jr.
Pat Bowe
Mrs. W. R. Laing of Monroe
Mrs. R. B. Risher of Bastrop
Seven great grandchildren
One niece:
Mrs. M. W. Plummer
Info from Known Burials of Morehoues Parish, Mrs. Vergie Fay Bowe, George Bowe
2nd Wife of John Woodson Bowe
Their children:
Amy Bowe
Baby Bowe
Mamie Lou Bowe - died at age 14
George Cecil Bowe
Merton John Bowe
Vivian Guy Bowe
Ursula Pleasant Bowe Moore
Ritchie Bowe Colema
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The Mer Rouge Democrat (Mer Rouge, Louisiana) Thursday - 6 March 1941 pg1
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE FOR MRS. BOWE, 80
A group of intimate friends planned a happy surprise for Mrs. J. E. Bowe on Thursday afternoon in celebration of her 80th birthday. Several cars were loaded with iced coca-cola, sandwiches and a beautifully decorated birthday cake and a number of life long friends and relatives, who motored out to Mr. Bowe's plantation home for a delightful visit. Among those participating in the happy occasion were:
Mrs. Will Cheshire, Mrs. James Ulmer Yeldell, Mrs. Fannie Ashley,
Mrs. Kate Daniels, Mrs. Esther Plummer, Mrs. J. S. Green
Mrs. J. E. Moore, Mrs. J. S. Moore, Mrs. F. A. Tolar
Mrs. M. J. Bowe
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 29 August 1946 pg7
BONNE IDEE NEWS by Mrs. R. T. McGowen
Friends and relatives hearts were made sad the past week over the death of their friend, Mrs. James Ella Bowe. Mrs. Bowe was the oldest citizen on Bonne Idee Community about 56 years and to know her was to love her. Besides her four children, she has at several times taken orphans in her home and loved them as her own. Mrs. Bowe was always ready and willing to say something comforting to some one in trouble. She will be missed at Bonne Idee Methodist Church as in the home, where she was a devout christian and a faithful mother and a good neighbor. The entire community extend their heart felt sympathy.
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Mer Rouge Democrat (Mer Rouge, Louisiana) Thursday - 29 August 1946 page 20
BONNE IDEE SCENE OF LAST RITES FOR MRS. J. E. BOWE
Mrs. James Ella Bowe, knowan affectionately as "Grandma Bowe," died early last Thursday morning at her home on the Bonne Idee, following a brief illness. She was in her 85th year. Mrs. Bowe was born in Morehouse Parish in February, 1861, and had been distinguished for her cheerfulness and many acts of unselfish devotion to church activities. She was a member of the Mer Rouge Methodist Church and was active in affairs of the Bonne Idee Methodist Church. Rev. D. T. Williams officiated at the services which were held at Mrs. Bowe's home, with interment in the Bonne Idee Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowe is preceded in death by her husband:
John Woodson Bowe
Mrs. Bow is survived by two sons:
George Bowe
Merton J. Bowe
Two daughters:
Mrs. J. S. Moore
Mrs. Richard Coleman
Nine grandchildren:
Mrs. F. A. Tolar
Jack Moore
Mrs. Frankie King
Mrs. Felix Clack
Mary Ruth Bowe
George Bowe, Jr.
Pat Bowe
Mrs. W. R. Laing of Monroe
Mrs. R. B. Risher of Bastrop
Seven great grandchildren
One niece:
Mrs. M. W. Plummer
Info from Known Burials of Morehoues Parish, Mrs. Vergie Fay Bowe, George Bowe
85 years old
2nd Wife of John Woodson Bowe
Their children:
Amy Bowe
Baby Bowe
Mamie Lou Bowe - died at age 14
George Cecil Bowe
Merton John Bowe
Vivian Guy Bowe
Ursula Pleasant Bowe Moore
Ritchie Bowe Colema
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The Mer Rouge Democrat (Mer Rouge, Louisiana) Thursday - 6 March 1941 pg1
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE FOR MRS. BOWE, 80
A group of intimate friends planned a happy surprise for Mrs. J. E. Bowe on Thursday afternoon in celebration of her 80th birthday. Several cars were loaded with iced coca-cola, sandwiches and a beautifully decorated birthday cake and a number of life long friends and relatives, who motored out to Mr. Bowe's plantation home for a delightful visit. Among those participating in the happy occasion were:
Mrs. Will Cheshire, Mrs. James Ulmer Yeldell, Mrs. Fannie Ashley,
Mrs. Kate Daniels, Mrs. Esther Plummer, Mrs. J. S. Green
Mrs. J. E. Moore, Mrs. J. S. Moore, Mrs. F. A. Tolar
Mrs. M. J. Bowe
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 29 August 1946 pg7
BONNE IDEE NEWS by Mrs. R. T. McGowen
Friends and relatives hearts were made sad the past week over the death of their friend, Mrs. James Ella Bowe. Mrs. Bowe was the oldest citizen on Bonne Idee Community about 56 years and to know her was to love her. Besides her four children, she has at several times taken orphans in her home and loved them as her own. Mrs. Bowe was always ready and willing to say something comforting to some one in trouble. She will be missed at Bonne Idee Methodist Church as in the home, where she was a devout christian and a faithful mother and a good neighbor. The entire community extend their heart felt sympathy.
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Mer Rouge Democrat (Mer Rouge, Louisiana) Thursday - 29 August 1946 page 20
BONNE IDEE SCENE OF LAST RITES FOR MRS. J. E. BOWE
Mrs. James Ella Bowe, knowan affectionately as "Grandma Bowe," died early last Thursday morning at her home on the Bonne Idee, following a brief illness. She was in her 85th year. Mrs. Bowe was born in Morehouse Parish in February, 1861, and had been distinguished for her cheerfulness and many acts of unselfish devotion to church activities. She was a member of the Mer Rouge Methodist Church and was active in affairs of the Bonne Idee Methodist Church. Rev. D. T. Williams officiated at the services which were held at Mrs. Bowe's home, with interment in the Bonne Idee Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowe is preceded in death by her husband:
John Woodson Bowe
Mrs. Bow is survived by two sons:
George Bowe
Merton J. Bowe
Two daughters:
Mrs. J. S. Moore
Mrs. Richard Coleman
Nine grandchildren:
Mrs. F. A. Tolar
Jack Moore
Mrs. Frankie King
Mrs. Felix Clack
Mary Ruth Bowe
George Bowe, Jr.
Pat Bowe
Mrs. W. R. Laing of Monroe
Mrs. R. B. Risher of Bastrop
Seven great grandchildren
One niece:
Mrs. M. W. Plummer
Info from Known Burials of Morehoues Parish, Mrs. Vergie Fay Bowe, George Bowe
2nd Wife of John Woodson Bowe
Their children:
Amy Bowe
Baby Bowe
Mamie Lou Bowe - died at age 14
George Cecil Bowe
Merton John Bowe
Vivian Guy Bowe
Ursula Pleasant Bowe Moore
Ritchie Bowe Colema
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The Mer Rouge Democrat (Mer Rouge, Louisiana) Thursday - 6 March 1941 pg1
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE FOR MRS. BOWE, 80
A group of intimate friends planned a happy surprise for Mrs. J. E. Bowe on Thursday afternoon in celebration of her 80th birthday. Several cars were loaded with iced coca-cola, sandwiches and a beautifully decorated birthday cake and a number of life long friends and relatives, who motored out to Mr. Bowe's plantation home for a delightful visit. Among those participating in the happy occasion were:
Mrs. Will Cheshire, Mrs. James Ulmer Yeldell, Mrs. Fannie Ashley,
Mrs. Kate Daniels, Mrs. Esther Plummer, Mrs. J. S. Green
Mrs. J. E. Moore, Mrs. J. S. Moore, Mrs. F. A. Tolar
Mrs. M. J. Bowe
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 29 August 1946 pg7
BONNE IDEE NEWS by Mrs. R. T. McGowen
Friends and relatives hearts were made sad the past week over the death of their friend, Mrs. James Ella Bowe. Mrs. Bowe was the oldest citizen on Bonne Idee Community about 56 years and to know her was to love her. Besides her four children, she has at several times taken orphans in her home and loved them as her own. Mrs. Bowe was always ready and willing to say something comforting to some one in trouble. She will be missed at Bonne Idee Methodist Church as in the home, where she was a devout christian and a faithful mother and a good neighbor. The entire community extend their heart felt sympathy.
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Mer Rouge Democrat (Mer Rouge, Louisiana) Thursday - 29 August 1946 page 20
BONNE IDEE SCENE OF LAST RITES FOR MRS. J. E. BOWE
Mrs. James Ella Bowe, knowan affectionately as "Grandma Bowe," died early last Thursday morning at her home on the Bonne Idee, following a brief illness. She was in her 85th year. Mrs. Bowe was born in Morehouse Parish in February, 1861, and had been distinguished for her cheerfulness and many acts of unselfish devotion to church activities. She was a member of the Mer Rouge Methodist Church and was active in affairs of the Bonne Idee Methodist Church. Rev. D. T. Williams officiated at the services which were held at Mrs. Bowe's home, with interment in the Bonne Idee Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowe is preceded in death by her husband:
John Woodson Bowe
Mrs. Bow is survived by two sons:
George Bowe
Merton J. Bowe
Two daughters:
Mrs. J. S. Moore
Mrs. Richard Coleman
Nine grandchildren:
Mrs. F. A. Tolar
Jack Moore
Mrs. Frankie King
Mrs. Felix Clack
Mary Ruth Bowe
George Bowe, Jr.
Pat Bowe
Mrs. W. R. Laing of Monroe
Mrs. R. B. Risher of Bastrop
Seven great grandchildren
One niece:
Mrs. M. W. Plummer
Info from Known Burials of Morehoues Parish, Mrs. Vergie Fay Bowe, George Bowe
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