The 7th son of Charles & Lena (Falk) Bowers. Brother of Frank Harry "Uncle Frank", Mary Henrietta (Kenneck), Paul Jonas, Clara Elizabeth (Falk), John Charles, Blanche Lena (Brown), William Scott, Nellie Ethel (Falk), Samuel Lewis, Goldie Olive (Priddy, Taylor) & Ruby Emma (Priddy).

At an early age, Bill moved with his parents, Charles & Lena, from their farm in Cushing, OK to a farm about 4 miles NW of Rosston, OK. On this farm, Charles, Bill's dad, build their house & their farm buildings on the E 1/2 of Section 35, Township 28N. Range 26W.

"Willie" as he was then called, went to 'Roots' school named for the farmer on whose land the school was located. This old school building now stands on the Barby Ranch just south of the Beaver River, north of Laverne, OK. For a short time, Willie also attended the Laurence Friends Academy just 2 miles west northwest of Gate, OK.

On January 17, 1917, in Buffalo, OK, Bill married Osa Genett Kimberly; they lived in what they called a half-dugout on a farm about 1.25 miles north of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. It was a wooden structure with the north & west walls backed into the bank.

Their first child, Opal Irene (Terbush), was born on May 13, 1917, & their son, Lyle Everett, was born on May 12, 1921; they later moved to a house on the hill just west of their first home.

Bill & Osa kept busy on the farm milking cows & the usual things connected with farming in the early 1920s; they had a few cherry trees which made fun for the nieces & nephews on Memorial Day & a pie never made it to the table.

Bill had been the family barber for years so late in 1921 or 1922, Bill & Osa moved to Rosston, OK & he opened a Barber Shop. Osa made the shampoo in a wash boiler & bottled it. This building burned down but it has also been a pool hall as well as his barber shop for a number of years. The house they lived in in Rosston is still standing with many additions attached.

After saving silver dollars for a new Model T Ford, Bill & Osa along with brother Basil Kimberly & his wife, Peggy, brother Paul & his family, Ray & Floyd Priddy & Frank Koch went to CA. Opal, their daughter, had her 6th birthday on the way, a trip which took two weeks. They camped at night, dried bedding after it rained & cooked on a campfire.

In CA, Bill worked for the Diamond Match Company in the yard stacking & unloading lumber & Osa worked inside sorting matches. They also picked fruit in season.

Bill was really a farmer & disliked his job so they decided to return to OK where he moved to his brother's (Charles) farm near Rosston. After a short time, they moved to the Estes place just north of the Bowers' homestead & lived there until 1935. During the Dust Bowl days, they decided to move to Tonkawa, OK five miles southwest of the town. They really enjoyed their stay there & made lost of lasting friends. They farmed & sold raw milk to a dairy in town.

After their son, Lyle, was killed in World War II, life was not the same. Bill & Osa quit farming & moved to Laverne, OK where Bill worked as a barber again for T.D. Carlisle. In 1946, Bill & Osa purchased a combine & they did custom wheat harvesting from TX to Canada for eight to ten tears. They made many friends along the way. Bill still worked as a barber during the winter months in Laverne. Osa worked at a dry cleaning business. Bill continued to barber until Osa's health failed & he needed to take care of her. Osa passed away on September 29, 1975. Bill was lost without Osa but remained in fair health until he suffered a heart attack & died January 22, 1978.

Bill had no hair & was literally as bald as a Q ball. Bill was a Freemason & he was a good man.