Harry E. Bowman, 88, Lafayette, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 30, 2019.
He was born in Pilot Knob, IN on August 7, 1931, the son of the late Nathan L. Bowman Jr and Sadie (Rainbolt) Bowman. Harry later moved to Attica, graduating from Attica High School in 1949. He had resided in Lafayette since 1952.
Harry was a 43 year employee of Alcoa in Lafayette. He was a member of the Alcoa 25-Year Club and Alcoa Retiree's Club.
Harry joined the Congress Street United Methodist Church in 1956 and served as a youth counselor and Sunday School teacher. He had been active in Boy Scouts. He was a charter member of the Lafayette Fun Squares and a Life member of the Indiana Dancers Association. He enjoyed traveling, camping, genealogy, woodworking, leather working, western square dancing and bird watching.
On March 16, 1951, Harry married his high school sweetheart, Sara Jane Snyder, in Attica. Sara passed away on December 22, 2017.
Harry leaves behind three sons; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Hazel Conner, Alice Saltsgaver and Lenora Johnsonbaugh; and five brothers, Edward, Wayne, Marvin, John and Loren Bowman.
Friends may call at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 11:00 AM until service time at 12:00 PM with Rev. Rachel Metheny officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, Attica.
He was born in Pilot Knob, IN on August 7, 1931, the son of the late Nathan L. Bowman Jr and Sadie (Rainbolt) Bowman. Harry later moved to Attica, graduating from Attica High School in 1949. He had resided in Lafayette since 1952.
Harry was a 43 year employee of Alcoa in Lafayette. He was a member of the Alcoa 25-Year Club and Alcoa Retiree's Club.
Harry joined the Congress Street United Methodist Church in 1956 and served as a youth counselor and Sunday School teacher. He had been active in Boy Scouts. He was a charter member of the Lafayette Fun Squares and a Life member of the Indiana Dancers Association. He enjoyed traveling, camping, genealogy, woodworking, leather working, western square dancing and bird watching.
On March 16, 1951, Harry married his high school sweetheart, Sara Jane Snyder, in Attica. Sara passed away on December 22, 2017.
Harry leaves behind three sons; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Hazel Conner, Alice Saltsgaver and Lenora Johnsonbaugh; and five brothers, Edward, Wayne, Marvin, John and Loren Bowman.
Friends may call at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 11:00 AM until service time at 12:00 PM with Rev. Rachel Metheny officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, Attica.
Harry E. Bowman, 88, Lafayette, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 30, 2019.
He was born in Pilot Knob, IN on August 7, 1931, the son of the late Nathan L. Bowman Jr and Sadie (Rainbolt) Bowman. Harry later moved to Attica, graduating from Attica High School in 1949. He had resided in Lafayette since 1952.
Harry was a 43 year employee of Alcoa in Lafayette. He was a member of the Alcoa 25-Year Club and Alcoa Retiree's Club.
Harry joined the Congress Street United Methodist Church in 1956 and served as a youth counselor and Sunday School teacher. He had been active in Boy Scouts. He was a charter member of the Lafayette Fun Squares and a Life member of the Indiana Dancers Association. He enjoyed traveling, camping, genealogy, woodworking, leather working, western square dancing and bird watching.
On March 16, 1951, Harry married his high school sweetheart, Sara Jane Snyder, in Attica. Sara passed away on December 22, 2017.
Harry leaves behind three sons; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Hazel Conner, Alice Saltsgaver and Lenora Johnsonbaugh; and five brothers, Edward, Wayne, Marvin, John and Loren Bowman.
Friends may call at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 11:00 AM until service time at 12:00 PM with Rev. Rachel Metheny officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, Attica.
He was born in Pilot Knob, IN on August 7, 1931, the son of the late Nathan L. Bowman Jr and Sadie (Rainbolt) Bowman. Harry later moved to Attica, graduating from Attica High School in 1949. He had resided in Lafayette since 1952.
Harry was a 43 year employee of Alcoa in Lafayette. He was a member of the Alcoa 25-Year Club and Alcoa Retiree's Club.
Harry joined the Congress Street United Methodist Church in 1956 and served as a youth counselor and Sunday School teacher. He had been active in Boy Scouts. He was a charter member of the Lafayette Fun Squares and a Life member of the Indiana Dancers Association. He enjoyed traveling, camping, genealogy, woodworking, leather working, western square dancing and bird watching.
On March 16, 1951, Harry married his high school sweetheart, Sara Jane Snyder, in Attica. Sara passed away on December 22, 2017.
Harry leaves behind three sons; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Hazel Conner, Alice Saltsgaver and Lenora Johnsonbaugh; and five brothers, Edward, Wayne, Marvin, John and Loren Bowman.
Friends may call at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 11:00 AM until service time at 12:00 PM with Rev. Rachel Metheny officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, Attica.
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