Robert A. "Bob" Cowan Sr. 1933 - 2017
MT. PULASKI, IL - Robert A. "Bob" Cowan Sr., 83, passed away at 7:58 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill.
Bob was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Warrensburg, Ill., son of Harry and Velma (Schroeder) Cowan. He married Dorothy Jean Hupp in 1951 in Mechanicsburg, Ill. She survives him.
Also surviving Bob are his children: Robert (Nancy) Cowan of Springfield, Ill., Randy (Paula) Cowan of Spaulding, Ill., Scott (Debby) Cowan of Dawson, Ill., Michael (Melinda) Cowan of Beason, Ill., Wayne (Ann) Cowan of Lexington, Ky., and Christopher (Amy) Cowan of Mt. Pulaski, Ill.; one sister, Carolyn (Ted) Roth of Williamsville, Ill.; 31 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Bob was a graduate of Tri-City High School; a member of Latham Baptist Church since 1945, Lake Fork Township Board for 28 years, church board for 55 years, Sunday School teacher for 30 years, school board for 22 years - eight years as president, leader of the Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor and Engine Club - President from 2000-2012, and National JICCA Board from 2005-2013.
Services for Bob will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Latham Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Morgan officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski, Ill. Burial at Lake Bank Cemetery will follow the service. Memorials may be made in Robert's name to: Latham Baptist Church , Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor and Engine Club, or Navajo Ministries.
Published in The Lincoln Courier from Jan. 16 to Jan. 18, 2017
MT. PULASKI, IL - Robert A. "Bob" Cowan Sr., 83, passed away at 7:58 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill.
Bob was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Warrensburg, Ill., son of Harry and Velma (Schroeder) Cowan. He married Dorothy Jean Hupp in 1951 in Mechanicsburg, Ill. She survives him.
Also surviving Bob are his children: Robert (Nancy) Cowan of Springfield, Ill., Randy (Paula) Cowan of Spaulding, Ill., Scott (Debby) Cowan of Dawson, Ill., Michael (Melinda) Cowan of Beason, Ill., Wayne (Ann) Cowan of Lexington, Ky., and Christopher (Amy) Cowan of Mt. Pulaski, Ill.; one sister, Carolyn (Ted) Roth of Williamsville, Ill.; 31 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Bob was a graduate of Tri-City High School; a member of Latham Baptist Church since 1945, Lake Fork Township Board for 28 years, church board for 55 years, Sunday School teacher for 30 years, school board for 22 years - eight years as president, leader of the Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor and Engine Club - President from 2000-2012, and National JICCA Board from 2005-2013.
Services for Bob will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Latham Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Morgan officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski, Ill. Burial at Lake Bank Cemetery will follow the service. Memorials may be made in Robert's name to: Latham Baptist Church , Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor and Engine Club, or Navajo Ministries.
Published in The Lincoln Courier from Jan. 16 to Jan. 18, 2017
Robert A. "Bob" Cowan Sr. 1933 - 2017
MT. PULASKI, IL - Robert A. "Bob" Cowan Sr., 83, passed away at 7:58 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill.
Bob was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Warrensburg, Ill., son of Harry and Velma (Schroeder) Cowan. He married Dorothy Jean Hupp in 1951 in Mechanicsburg, Ill. She survives him.
Also surviving Bob are his children: Robert (Nancy) Cowan of Springfield, Ill., Randy (Paula) Cowan of Spaulding, Ill., Scott (Debby) Cowan of Dawson, Ill., Michael (Melinda) Cowan of Beason, Ill., Wayne (Ann) Cowan of Lexington, Ky., and Christopher (Amy) Cowan of Mt. Pulaski, Ill.; one sister, Carolyn (Ted) Roth of Williamsville, Ill.; 31 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Bob was a graduate of Tri-City High School; a member of Latham Baptist Church since 1945, Lake Fork Township Board for 28 years, church board for 55 years, Sunday School teacher for 30 years, school board for 22 years - eight years as president, leader of the Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor and Engine Club - President from 2000-2012, and National JICCA Board from 2005-2013.
Services for Bob will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Latham Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Morgan officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski, Ill. Burial at Lake Bank Cemetery will follow the service. Memorials may be made in Robert's name to: Latham Baptist Church , Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor and Engine Club, or Navajo Ministries.
Published in The Lincoln Courier from Jan. 16 to Jan. 18, 2017
MT. PULASKI, IL - Robert A. "Bob" Cowan Sr., 83, passed away at 7:58 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill.
Bob was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Warrensburg, Ill., son of Harry and Velma (Schroeder) Cowan. He married Dorothy Jean Hupp in 1951 in Mechanicsburg, Ill. She survives him.
Also surviving Bob are his children: Robert (Nancy) Cowan of Springfield, Ill., Randy (Paula) Cowan of Spaulding, Ill., Scott (Debby) Cowan of Dawson, Ill., Michael (Melinda) Cowan of Beason, Ill., Wayne (Ann) Cowan of Lexington, Ky., and Christopher (Amy) Cowan of Mt. Pulaski, Ill.; one sister, Carolyn (Ted) Roth of Williamsville, Ill.; 31 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Bob was a graduate of Tri-City High School; a member of Latham Baptist Church since 1945, Lake Fork Township Board for 28 years, church board for 55 years, Sunday School teacher for 30 years, school board for 22 years - eight years as president, leader of the Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor and Engine Club - President from 2000-2012, and National JICCA Board from 2005-2013.
Services for Bob will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Latham Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Morgan officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski, Ill. Burial at Lake Bank Cemetery will follow the service. Memorials may be made in Robert's name to: Latham Baptist Church , Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor and Engine Club, or Navajo Ministries.
Published in The Lincoln Courier from Jan. 16 to Jan. 18, 2017
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