Occupations - Painter; Truck driver.
On 16 September 1940 Paul signed the
draft at Saco for service in WW II
Paul married
1] on 14 September 1935
at Saco, York, Maine
Victoria GLAUDE
born - 14 August 1912
at Biddeford, York, Maine
{Daughter of Wilfred GLAUDE
born - 15 November 1887
at Biddeford, York, Maine}.
and
Albertine DEMEULE
{born - 1884 in Canada}.
Wilfred and Albertine married
26 June 1905 in Maine
Paul & Victoria were parents of; one son.
Paul and Victoria divorced.
2] on 3 April 1947
at Hallowell, Augusta, Maine
Iva Katherin TRACY
Paul & Iva were parents of; four children.
Paul and Iva divorced.
BIDDEFORD JOURNAL - 14 May 2003:
******************************
Paul Gowen, age 96, died Sunday, May 11
in the Maine Veterans' Home at Scarborough.
He was a former resident of Saco.
He attended Saco schools, including Thornton Academy.
He served in the U.S. Army until 1945.
He worked for Pepperell Manufacturing for many years, first as a painter, and retired
from there in 1966.
He was a member of Teague-Farley American Legion Post in Biddeford; UCC; the American Legion of South Portland; and, First Parish Congregational Church of Saco.
Interment in Maine Veterans' Cemetery.
******************************
FAMILY MEMOIRS - Peggy Ann (COOPER):
**********************************
Paul's mother abandoned him by the time he was two years of age. His great-aunt, Abbie Collum, took him and gave him a good home. She loved him and catered to all his whims and spoiled him considerably. Consequently, he became an irresponsible adult with considerable problems, including alcoholism. He was drunk most of the time, unemployed, lazy and did not overcome his alcoholism until his later years.
His second wife, Iva, divorced him due to his cruel abusive treatment of his family. It was a bad marriage and the children suffered greatly under his control, so Iva was advised to separate as the family required extensive therapy to overcome their problems.
Paul hardly knew his children as they were strangers to him.
By 1994, he was in a wheel chair at a nursing home, became a humbled man and faithfully read his Bible.
His daughter, Pauline, became his guardian and visits him. She is a nurse at Lawrence General Hospital. She was an honor student at Thornton Academy at Saco during 1966.
She is a wonderful person, and very loyal to
her parents.
**********************************
Son of Charles Frank GOWEN
and Sadie DAVIS.
On 16 September 1940 Paul signed the
draft at Saco for service in WW II
Paul married
1] on 14 September 1935
at Saco, York, Maine
Victoria GLAUDE
born - 14 August 1912
at Biddeford, York, Maine
{Daughter of Wilfred GLAUDE
born - 15 November 1887
at Biddeford, York, Maine}.
and
Albertine DEMEULE
{born - 1884 in Canada}.
Wilfred and Albertine married
26 June 1905 in Maine
Paul & Victoria were parents of; one son.
Paul and Victoria divorced.
2] on 3 April 1947
at Hallowell, Augusta, Maine
Iva Katherin TRACY
Paul & Iva were parents of; four children.
Paul and Iva divorced.
BIDDEFORD JOURNAL - 14 May 2003:
******************************
Paul Gowen, age 96, died Sunday, May 11
in the Maine Veterans' Home at Scarborough.
He was a former resident of Saco.
He attended Saco schools, including Thornton Academy.
He served in the U.S. Army until 1945.
He worked for Pepperell Manufacturing for many years, first as a painter, and retired
from there in 1966.
He was a member of Teague-Farley American Legion Post in Biddeford; UCC; the American Legion of South Portland; and, First Parish Congregational Church of Saco.
Interment in Maine Veterans' Cemetery.
******************************
FAMILY MEMOIRS - Peggy Ann (COOPER):
**********************************
Paul's mother abandoned him by the time he was two years of age. His great-aunt, Abbie Collum, took him and gave him a good home. She loved him and catered to all his whims and spoiled him considerably. Consequently, he became an irresponsible adult with considerable problems, including alcoholism. He was drunk most of the time, unemployed, lazy and did not overcome his alcoholism until his later years.
His second wife, Iva, divorced him due to his cruel abusive treatment of his family. It was a bad marriage and the children suffered greatly under his control, so Iva was advised to separate as the family required extensive therapy to overcome their problems.
Paul hardly knew his children as they were strangers to him.
By 1994, he was in a wheel chair at a nursing home, became a humbled man and faithfully read his Bible.
His daughter, Pauline, became his guardian and visits him. She is a nurse at Lawrence General Hospital. She was an honor student at Thornton Academy at Saco during 1966.
She is a wonderful person, and very loyal to
her parents.
**********************************
Son of Charles Frank GOWEN
and Sadie DAVIS.
Occupations - Painter; Truck driver.
On 16 September 1940 Paul signed the
draft at Saco for service in WW II
Paul married
1] on 14 September 1935
at Saco, York, Maine
Victoria GLAUDE
born - 14 August 1912
at Biddeford, York, Maine
{Daughter of Wilfred GLAUDE
born - 15 November 1887
at Biddeford, York, Maine}.
and
Albertine DEMEULE
{born - 1884 in Canada}.
Wilfred and Albertine married
26 June 1905 in Maine
Paul & Victoria were parents of; one son.
Paul and Victoria divorced.
2] on 3 April 1947
at Hallowell, Augusta, Maine
Iva Katherin TRACY
Paul & Iva were parents of; four children.
Paul and Iva divorced.
BIDDEFORD JOURNAL - 14 May 2003:
******************************
Paul Gowen, age 96, died Sunday, May 11
in the Maine Veterans' Home at Scarborough.
He was a former resident of Saco.
He attended Saco schools, including Thornton Academy.
He served in the U.S. Army until 1945.
He worked for Pepperell Manufacturing for many years, first as a painter, and retired
from there in 1966.
He was a member of Teague-Farley American Legion Post in Biddeford; UCC; the American Legion of South Portland; and, First Parish Congregational Church of Saco.
Interment in Maine Veterans' Cemetery.
******************************
FAMILY MEMOIRS - Peggy Ann (COOPER):
**********************************
Paul's mother abandoned him by the time he was two years of age. His great-aunt, Abbie Collum, took him and gave him a good home. She loved him and catered to all his whims and spoiled him considerably. Consequently, he became an irresponsible adult with considerable problems, including alcoholism. He was drunk most of the time, unemployed, lazy and did not overcome his alcoholism until his later years.
His second wife, Iva, divorced him due to his cruel abusive treatment of his family. It was a bad marriage and the children suffered greatly under his control, so Iva was advised to separate as the family required extensive therapy to overcome their problems.
Paul hardly knew his children as they were strangers to him.
By 1994, he was in a wheel chair at a nursing home, became a humbled man and faithfully read his Bible.
His daughter, Pauline, became his guardian and visits him. She is a nurse at Lawrence General Hospital. She was an honor student at Thornton Academy at Saco during 1966.
She is a wonderful person, and very loyal to
her parents.
**********************************
Son of Charles Frank GOWEN
and Sadie DAVIS.
On 16 September 1940 Paul signed the
draft at Saco for service in WW II
Paul married
1] on 14 September 1935
at Saco, York, Maine
Victoria GLAUDE
born - 14 August 1912
at Biddeford, York, Maine
{Daughter of Wilfred GLAUDE
born - 15 November 1887
at Biddeford, York, Maine}.
and
Albertine DEMEULE
{born - 1884 in Canada}.
Wilfred and Albertine married
26 June 1905 in Maine
Paul & Victoria were parents of; one son.
Paul and Victoria divorced.
2] on 3 April 1947
at Hallowell, Augusta, Maine
Iva Katherin TRACY
Paul & Iva were parents of; four children.
Paul and Iva divorced.
BIDDEFORD JOURNAL - 14 May 2003:
******************************
Paul Gowen, age 96, died Sunday, May 11
in the Maine Veterans' Home at Scarborough.
He was a former resident of Saco.
He attended Saco schools, including Thornton Academy.
He served in the U.S. Army until 1945.
He worked for Pepperell Manufacturing for many years, first as a painter, and retired
from there in 1966.
He was a member of Teague-Farley American Legion Post in Biddeford; UCC; the American Legion of South Portland; and, First Parish Congregational Church of Saco.
Interment in Maine Veterans' Cemetery.
******************************
FAMILY MEMOIRS - Peggy Ann (COOPER):
**********************************
Paul's mother abandoned him by the time he was two years of age. His great-aunt, Abbie Collum, took him and gave him a good home. She loved him and catered to all his whims and spoiled him considerably. Consequently, he became an irresponsible adult with considerable problems, including alcoholism. He was drunk most of the time, unemployed, lazy and did not overcome his alcoholism until his later years.
His second wife, Iva, divorced him due to his cruel abusive treatment of his family. It was a bad marriage and the children suffered greatly under his control, so Iva was advised to separate as the family required extensive therapy to overcome their problems.
Paul hardly knew his children as they were strangers to him.
By 1994, he was in a wheel chair at a nursing home, became a humbled man and faithfully read his Bible.
His daughter, Pauline, became his guardian and visits him. She is a nurse at Lawrence General Hospital. She was an honor student at Thornton Academy at Saco during 1966.
She is a wonderful person, and very loyal to
her parents.
**********************************
Son of Charles Frank GOWEN
and Sadie DAVIS.
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PAUL EUGENE GOWEN
June 19, 1906 - May 11, 2001
Corporal in U.S. Army WW II
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