Found in The State 06 January 1931: News was received in Columbia last night from West Palm Beach, Fla., of the death there of Maj. George Cleveland Bowen, 46, formerly of Columbia. Major Bowen was graduated from Columbia high school, attended the University of South Carolina and was graduated from West Point Military academy in 1908. He was popular as a student in high school and at the university and at West Point he was a guard on the 1907 army football team. He had three years in the foreign service at Honolulu, where he was married to Miss Alice Spaulding. From this union three children survive, Barbara, 18, Howard, 16, and Keith, 14. After leaving Honolulu he was stationed at Salt Lake City and later, for seven years, was instructor at Bailey Military Institute at Greenwood. Major Bowen served throughout the World war in the infantry and was of one of the first contingents of American troops to go overseas. He also served with the American army of occupation in Germany. At the time of his death he was living in West Palm Beach. Besides his children he is survived by his mother, Mrs. L. D. Bowen; one brother, William V. Bowen of Spartanburg; five sisters, Mrs. E. P. West of Leesville, Mrs. S. F. Sistrunk of Greensboro, Mrs. T. S. Bradford of Spartanburg, Mrs. W. F. Coltrane and Mrs. W. A. Stryon of Columbia. Mr. Bowen was a native of Anderson and leaves many friends there as well as in many other sections of South Carolina.
Found in The State following his obit: West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 5.-(AP)-A man identified by police as George C. Bowen, graduate of West Point Military academy and a guard on the Army football team of 1907, died here today after drinking what friends said he thought was liquor. F. S. Merrill and Weldon Hitchcock, co-workers of Bowen, said Bowen told them he became suspicious of the "big drink" he had taken. Bowen died of convulsions an hour later. Dr. V. M. Jared, bacteriologist, said an analysis of the contents of the bottle from which Bowen was believed to have drunk showed the fluid contained poison. A coroner's inquest has been summoned for tomorrow.
Note: if he is in the plot with his parents as the book referenced below has him, there is no stone for him.
Found in The State following his obit: West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 5.-(AP)-A man identified by police as George C. Bowen, graduate of West Point Military academy and a guard on the Army football team of 1907, died here today after drinking what friends said he thought was liquor. F. S. Merrill and Weldon Hitchcock, co-workers of Bowen, said Bowen told them he became suspicious of the "big drink" he had taken. Bowen died of convulsions an hour later. Dr. V. M. Jared, bacteriologist, said an analysis of the contents of the bottle from which Bowen was believed to have drunk showed the fluid contained poison. A coroner's inquest has been summoned for tomorrow.
Note: if he is in the plot with his parents as the book referenced below has him, there is no stone for him.
Found in The State 06 January 1931: News was received in Columbia last night from West Palm Beach, Fla., of the death there of Maj. George Cleveland Bowen, 46, formerly of Columbia. Major Bowen was graduated from Columbia high school, attended the University of South Carolina and was graduated from West Point Military academy in 1908. He was popular as a student in high school and at the university and at West Point he was a guard on the 1907 army football team. He had three years in the foreign service at Honolulu, where he was married to Miss Alice Spaulding. From this union three children survive, Barbara, 18, Howard, 16, and Keith, 14. After leaving Honolulu he was stationed at Salt Lake City and later, for seven years, was instructor at Bailey Military Institute at Greenwood. Major Bowen served throughout the World war in the infantry and was of one of the first contingents of American troops to go overseas. He also served with the American army of occupation in Germany. At the time of his death he was living in West Palm Beach. Besides his children he is survived by his mother, Mrs. L. D. Bowen; one brother, William V. Bowen of Spartanburg; five sisters, Mrs. E. P. West of Leesville, Mrs. S. F. Sistrunk of Greensboro, Mrs. T. S. Bradford of Spartanburg, Mrs. W. F. Coltrane and Mrs. W. A. Stryon of Columbia. Mr. Bowen was a native of Anderson and leaves many friends there as well as in many other sections of South Carolina.
Found in The State following his obit: West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 5.-(AP)-A man identified by police as George C. Bowen, graduate of West Point Military academy and a guard on the Army football team of 1907, died here today after drinking what friends said he thought was liquor. F. S. Merrill and Weldon Hitchcock, co-workers of Bowen, said Bowen told them he became suspicious of the "big drink" he had taken. Bowen died of convulsions an hour later. Dr. V. M. Jared, bacteriologist, said an analysis of the contents of the bottle from which Bowen was believed to have drunk showed the fluid contained poison. A coroner's inquest has been summoned for tomorrow.
Note: if he is in the plot with his parents as the book referenced below has him, there is no stone for him.
Found in The State following his obit: West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 5.-(AP)-A man identified by police as George C. Bowen, graduate of West Point Military academy and a guard on the Army football team of 1907, died here today after drinking what friends said he thought was liquor. F. S. Merrill and Weldon Hitchcock, co-workers of Bowen, said Bowen told them he became suspicious of the "big drink" he had taken. Bowen died of convulsions an hour later. Dr. V. M. Jared, bacteriologist, said an analysis of the contents of the bottle from which Bowen was believed to have drunk showed the fluid contained poison. A coroner's inquest has been summoned for tomorrow.
Note: if he is in the plot with his parents as the book referenced below has him, there is no stone for him.
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