Daniel Bowers who resided with his son, Dan J. at 423 5th Avenue, formerly of Bellwood was dead on arrival at 3:30 pm yesterday, April 11, 1972 at Altoona Hospital. He was born July 7, 1891 in Bellwood, a son of Michael and Angeline (McKinney) Bowers, and married Wealthy G. Rush, who died August 29, 1960. Surviving are eight children, Mrs. Cleona (Albert) Siters of Bellwood, Mrs. Dorothy (Robert)Siters of West Sacramento, California, Mrs. Helen Parks of Baltimore, Maryland. Donald, Dan J. and Mrs. Peggy Fickes of Altoona, Jack H of Harrisburg and Faye Wilson of Lancaster. Brother Joel, Sisters Mrs. Bessie Loucks; Mrs. Arminta of Bellwood and Mrs. Annie Keller of Altoona.

Mr. Bowers was a conductor with the PRR, Pittsburg Division, retiring in 1953 after more than 40 years of service. He was a member of Bellwood and Tyrone Blazing Hook and Arrow Fire Company, and Tipton Volunteer Fire Company.

Friends will be received in the Myers Funeral Home. Clergymen The Rev Donald Crawford (Schum United Methodist) Interment Antis Cemetery, Antis Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania April 14th, 1972 Lot No 34 Row 13 (Beside wife) Double Marker.


Good news came to a number of Bellwood men, furloughed employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, that their services were again in demand and that they were to report for duty in Baltimore, where they will be assigned to work on the electrification of the Washington division. These employes have been out of the service for the past two years and some for a longer period. The following men left Wednesday afternoon for Baltimore to again employees of the company: Fred Troxell, Luther Haggerty, Fred Harpster, R. V. Caldwell, I* H. McCaulley, Allen Campbell, Walter Hinton, Howard Frye, Gerald Briggs, Sheldon Reigh, James Biggins, Howard Markley, William Hopkins, Giles Troxell, Daniel Bowers, and others, names of whom we were unable to obtain.

Bellwood Bulletin, April 26, 1934