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George Guy Gowen

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George Guy Gowen

Birth
North Loup, Valley County, Nebraska, USA
Death
29 Jun 1945 (aged 45)
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
North Loup, Valley County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 39; Grave 7.
Memorial ID
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George and Adelaide married on 11 June 1922
at North Loup, Valley, Nebraska.
They were the parents of three children;
William Edmund, Geraldine Geanette,
Richard George.

OBITUARY - 5 July 1945:
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George Gowen died in the Lincoln General Hospital from injuries suffered following a run-away accident while he was cultivating
in the field on Tuesday.
George graduated from the North Loup High School in 1919, later attending the University of Nebraska for two years.
He was a reporter for Ord Quiz, and author of several short stories.
A greater share of his his life was spent on the farm in the Riverdale district, but he also had many other interests: raising draft horses; being a director of the North Loup Co-Op cheese factory; secretary and manager of the Building and Loan Association; Soil Conservation Commissioner; past member of IOOF; past member of AF & AM; besides taking an active part in Pop Corn festivities. He was affiliated with the Seventh Day Baptist Church and for several years was social chairman of that organization and was in charge of the monthly socials. Of more recent years he had turned his attention to raising turkeys, and was making a success of the project.
George and Adelaide married on 11 June 1922
at North Loup, Valley, Nebraska.
They were the parents of three children;
William Edmund, Geraldine Geanette,
Richard George.

OBITUARY - 5 July 1945:
********************
George Gowen died in the Lincoln General Hospital from injuries suffered following a run-away accident while he was cultivating
in the field on Tuesday.
George graduated from the North Loup High School in 1919, later attending the University of Nebraska for two years.
He was a reporter for Ord Quiz, and author of several short stories.
A greater share of his his life was spent on the farm in the Riverdale district, but he also had many other interests: raising draft horses; being a director of the North Loup Co-Op cheese factory; secretary and manager of the Building and Loan Association; Soil Conservation Commissioner; past member of IOOF; past member of AF & AM; besides taking an active part in Pop Corn festivities. He was affiliated with the Seventh Day Baptist Church and for several years was social chairman of that organization and was in charge of the monthly socials. Of more recent years he had turned his attention to raising turkeys, and was making a success of the project.

Inscription

GEORGE G. GOWEN
November 19, 1899 - June 29, 1945
ADELAIDE GOWEN
December 19, 1898 - September 22, 1978
Married June 11, 1922



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