JOHN R. BOWMAN, OF PENN LAIRD DIES
Father of Sergt. Bowman, Killed in World War - Funeral Tuesday
John R. Bowman, retired carriage builder and farmer and father of Sergeant William H. Bowman, who gave his life in the World War and for whom the Rion-Bowman Post, V.F. W., is named, died at his home at Penn Laird yesterday from infirmities of old age. He was 74 years, old and was born on Feb. 22, 1860. Funeral services will be held from Spaders Lutheran Church tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in the nearby cemetery. The services will be conducted by his pastor, the Rev. Horace R. Lequear and the Rev. Arthur Blank, pastor of Spaders Church. The active pallbearers will be B. F. Suter, Marion Weaver, Robert Hook, Thomas Liskey, and George Huffman. The honorary pallbearers, will be members of the consistory of Brown Memorial Church of McGaheysville.
Prominent Rockingham Citizen
Mr. Bowman was a well known Rockingham citizen. He was the son of the late William H. and Emily Huffman Bowman, of Pleasant Valley. He lived in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood until he was 21 years of age. Then he went to Goods Mill where he was employed for 11 years in William H. Michael carriage shop. Later he established a carriage business of his own, and the product of his plan soon won a high reputation for quality and there was a large demand for carriages of his make. Ill-health forced him to retire from the carriage manufacturing business, and he bought a farm and engaged in farming until nine years ago, when he retired from active work and lived near Penn Laird.
Engaged in Insurance Business.
Mr. Bowman for twenty years was one of the appraisers of the Rockingham Mutual Fire Insurance and was active in the work of his company. He was an active member of Friedens Evangelical Reformed Church and served as an elder of that church until nine years ago when he moved his membership to the McGaheysville Church of the same denomination. On March 1, 1886, Mr. Bowman married Miss Ocie Ola Michael. Eight children were born to this union, the oldest dying in infancy. The surviving children are: Mrs. Floyd Leavel and Mrs. Arthur Fristoe, of Greensboro, N.C., Mrs. Martha Meyerhoeffer, of Washington; Charles Bowman, of Pineville; Harry Bowman, of Port Republic; Miss Lucy Bowman, at home. Brothers and sisters, who survive, are Mrs. A.L. Minnich, of Spaders Church; Miss Ora Bowman of Harrisonburg; George Lynn Bowman, Kingfisher, Okla. (Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Monday, February 4, 1935)
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF JOHN R. BOWMAN
Funeral services for the late John R. Bowman, of Penn Laird, were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Horace Lequear, at Spaders Lutheran Church Tuesday morning. The large throng of grief-stricken relatives and friends crowded into the church and churchyard attested to the high esteem in which he was held by all who knew him. He was a devout Christian and a loyal contributor to the church or any worthy cause. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ocie Michael Bowman and the following children: Mrs. Floyd Leavel and Mrs. Arthur Fristoe, both of Greensboro, N. C.; Mrs. Martin Meyerhoeffer, of Washington; Charles Bowman, of Pineville; Harry Bowman, of Port Republic; and Miss Lucie Bowman at home. He is also survived by one brother, George Lynn Bowman, of Kingfisher. Okla., and two sisters, Mrs. A.L. Minnich and Miss Ora Bowman, of Harrisonburg, and eight grandchildren. (Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Monday, February 11, 1935)
Father of Sergt. Bowman, Killed in World War - Funeral Tuesday
John R. Bowman, retired carriage builder and farmer and father of Sergeant William H. Bowman, who gave his life in the World War and for whom the Rion-Bowman Post, V.F. W., is named, died at his home at Penn Laird yesterday from infirmities of old age. He was 74 years, old and was born on Feb. 22, 1860. Funeral services will be held from Spaders Lutheran Church tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in the nearby cemetery. The services will be conducted by his pastor, the Rev. Horace R. Lequear and the Rev. Arthur Blank, pastor of Spaders Church. The active pallbearers will be B. F. Suter, Marion Weaver, Robert Hook, Thomas Liskey, and George Huffman. The honorary pallbearers, will be members of the consistory of Brown Memorial Church of McGaheysville.
Prominent Rockingham Citizen
Mr. Bowman was a well known Rockingham citizen. He was the son of the late William H. and Emily Huffman Bowman, of Pleasant Valley. He lived in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood until he was 21 years of age. Then he went to Goods Mill where he was employed for 11 years in William H. Michael carriage shop. Later he established a carriage business of his own, and the product of his plan soon won a high reputation for quality and there was a large demand for carriages of his make. Ill-health forced him to retire from the carriage manufacturing business, and he bought a farm and engaged in farming until nine years ago, when he retired from active work and lived near Penn Laird.
Engaged in Insurance Business.
Mr. Bowman for twenty years was one of the appraisers of the Rockingham Mutual Fire Insurance and was active in the work of his company. He was an active member of Friedens Evangelical Reformed Church and served as an elder of that church until nine years ago when he moved his membership to the McGaheysville Church of the same denomination. On March 1, 1886, Mr. Bowman married Miss Ocie Ola Michael. Eight children were born to this union, the oldest dying in infancy. The surviving children are: Mrs. Floyd Leavel and Mrs. Arthur Fristoe, of Greensboro, N.C., Mrs. Martha Meyerhoeffer, of Washington; Charles Bowman, of Pineville; Harry Bowman, of Port Republic; Miss Lucy Bowman, at home. Brothers and sisters, who survive, are Mrs. A.L. Minnich, of Spaders Church; Miss Ora Bowman of Harrisonburg; George Lynn Bowman, Kingfisher, Okla. (Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Monday, February 4, 1935)
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF JOHN R. BOWMAN
Funeral services for the late John R. Bowman, of Penn Laird, were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Horace Lequear, at Spaders Lutheran Church Tuesday morning. The large throng of grief-stricken relatives and friends crowded into the church and churchyard attested to the high esteem in which he was held by all who knew him. He was a devout Christian and a loyal contributor to the church or any worthy cause. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ocie Michael Bowman and the following children: Mrs. Floyd Leavel and Mrs. Arthur Fristoe, both of Greensboro, N. C.; Mrs. Martin Meyerhoeffer, of Washington; Charles Bowman, of Pineville; Harry Bowman, of Port Republic; and Miss Lucie Bowman at home. He is also survived by one brother, George Lynn Bowman, of Kingfisher. Okla., and two sisters, Mrs. A.L. Minnich and Miss Ora Bowman, of Harrisonburg, and eight grandchildren. (Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Monday, February 11, 1935)
JOHN R. BOWMAN, OF PENN LAIRD DIES
Father of Sergt. Bowman, Killed in World War - Funeral Tuesday
John R. Bowman, retired carriage builder and farmer and father of Sergeant William H. Bowman, who gave his life in the World War and for whom the Rion-Bowman Post, V.F. W., is named, died at his home at Penn Laird yesterday from infirmities of old age. He was 74 years, old and was born on Feb. 22, 1860. Funeral services will be held from Spaders Lutheran Church tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in the nearby cemetery. The services will be conducted by his pastor, the Rev. Horace R. Lequear and the Rev. Arthur Blank, pastor of Spaders Church. The active pallbearers will be B. F. Suter, Marion Weaver, Robert Hook, Thomas Liskey, and George Huffman. The honorary pallbearers, will be members of the consistory of Brown Memorial Church of McGaheysville.
Prominent Rockingham Citizen
Mr. Bowman was a well known Rockingham citizen. He was the son of the late William H. and Emily Huffman Bowman, of Pleasant Valley. He lived in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood until he was 21 years of age. Then he went to Goods Mill where he was employed for 11 years in William H. Michael carriage shop. Later he established a carriage business of his own, and the product of his plan soon won a high reputation for quality and there was a large demand for carriages of his make. Ill-health forced him to retire from the carriage manufacturing business, and he bought a farm and engaged in farming until nine years ago, when he retired from active work and lived near Penn Laird.
Engaged in Insurance Business.
Mr. Bowman for twenty years was one of the appraisers of the Rockingham Mutual Fire Insurance and was active in the work of his company. He was an active member of Friedens Evangelical Reformed Church and served as an elder of that church until nine years ago when he moved his membership to the McGaheysville Church of the same denomination. On March 1, 1886, Mr. Bowman married Miss Ocie Ola Michael. Eight children were born to this union, the oldest dying in infancy. The surviving children are: Mrs. Floyd Leavel and Mrs. Arthur Fristoe, of Greensboro, N.C., Mrs. Martha Meyerhoeffer, of Washington; Charles Bowman, of Pineville; Harry Bowman, of Port Republic; Miss Lucy Bowman, at home. Brothers and sisters, who survive, are Mrs. A.L. Minnich, of Spaders Church; Miss Ora Bowman of Harrisonburg; George Lynn Bowman, Kingfisher, Okla. (Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Monday, February 4, 1935)
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF JOHN R. BOWMAN
Funeral services for the late John R. Bowman, of Penn Laird, were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Horace Lequear, at Spaders Lutheran Church Tuesday morning. The large throng of grief-stricken relatives and friends crowded into the church and churchyard attested to the high esteem in which he was held by all who knew him. He was a devout Christian and a loyal contributor to the church or any worthy cause. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ocie Michael Bowman and the following children: Mrs. Floyd Leavel and Mrs. Arthur Fristoe, both of Greensboro, N. C.; Mrs. Martin Meyerhoeffer, of Washington; Charles Bowman, of Pineville; Harry Bowman, of Port Republic; and Miss Lucie Bowman at home. He is also survived by one brother, George Lynn Bowman, of Kingfisher. Okla., and two sisters, Mrs. A.L. Minnich and Miss Ora Bowman, of Harrisonburg, and eight grandchildren. (Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Monday, February 11, 1935)
Father of Sergt. Bowman, Killed in World War - Funeral Tuesday
John R. Bowman, retired carriage builder and farmer and father of Sergeant William H. Bowman, who gave his life in the World War and for whom the Rion-Bowman Post, V.F. W., is named, died at his home at Penn Laird yesterday from infirmities of old age. He was 74 years, old and was born on Feb. 22, 1860. Funeral services will be held from Spaders Lutheran Church tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in the nearby cemetery. The services will be conducted by his pastor, the Rev. Horace R. Lequear and the Rev. Arthur Blank, pastor of Spaders Church. The active pallbearers will be B. F. Suter, Marion Weaver, Robert Hook, Thomas Liskey, and George Huffman. The honorary pallbearers, will be members of the consistory of Brown Memorial Church of McGaheysville.
Prominent Rockingham Citizen
Mr. Bowman was a well known Rockingham citizen. He was the son of the late William H. and Emily Huffman Bowman, of Pleasant Valley. He lived in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood until he was 21 years of age. Then he went to Goods Mill where he was employed for 11 years in William H. Michael carriage shop. Later he established a carriage business of his own, and the product of his plan soon won a high reputation for quality and there was a large demand for carriages of his make. Ill-health forced him to retire from the carriage manufacturing business, and he bought a farm and engaged in farming until nine years ago, when he retired from active work and lived near Penn Laird.
Engaged in Insurance Business.
Mr. Bowman for twenty years was one of the appraisers of the Rockingham Mutual Fire Insurance and was active in the work of his company. He was an active member of Friedens Evangelical Reformed Church and served as an elder of that church until nine years ago when he moved his membership to the McGaheysville Church of the same denomination. On March 1, 1886, Mr. Bowman married Miss Ocie Ola Michael. Eight children were born to this union, the oldest dying in infancy. The surviving children are: Mrs. Floyd Leavel and Mrs. Arthur Fristoe, of Greensboro, N.C., Mrs. Martha Meyerhoeffer, of Washington; Charles Bowman, of Pineville; Harry Bowman, of Port Republic; Miss Lucy Bowman, at home. Brothers and sisters, who survive, are Mrs. A.L. Minnich, of Spaders Church; Miss Ora Bowman of Harrisonburg; George Lynn Bowman, Kingfisher, Okla. (Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Monday, February 4, 1935)
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF JOHN R. BOWMAN
Funeral services for the late John R. Bowman, of Penn Laird, were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Horace Lequear, at Spaders Lutheran Church Tuesday morning. The large throng of grief-stricken relatives and friends crowded into the church and churchyard attested to the high esteem in which he was held by all who knew him. He was a devout Christian and a loyal contributor to the church or any worthy cause. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ocie Michael Bowman and the following children: Mrs. Floyd Leavel and Mrs. Arthur Fristoe, both of Greensboro, N. C.; Mrs. Martin Meyerhoeffer, of Washington; Charles Bowman, of Pineville; Harry Bowman, of Port Republic; and Miss Lucie Bowman at home. He is also survived by one brother, George Lynn Bowman, of Kingfisher. Okla., and two sisters, Mrs. A.L. Minnich and Miss Ora Bowman, of Harrisonburg, and eight grandchildren. (Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Monday, February 11, 1935)
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