John H. BOWMAN, 88, 319 Highland Place, died Friday morning of an apparent heart attack at the home of a daughter in Booneville, KY.
He had not been ill and his death was unexpected and a shock to his family and friends.
Mr. Bowman was born in Endee, Ky. June 25, 1882, a son of Henry and Elizabeth McVay Bowman, and received his education in the schools of Owsley County, Ky.
For many years he farmed in the Booneville, Ky. area. He had resided in Hamilton the last 17 years.
Mr. Bowman was devoted to his family and was especially fond of his grandchildren. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of New Hope, Ky.
He married Nancy Botner in 1901 in Travelers Rest, Ky. and she preceded his in death Nov. 23, 1954.
He leaves three son. James Bowman, John Tye Bowman and Oscar Bowman, all of Hamilton; six daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Myrtle) Wallace, Okeana, Mrs. Roland (Mattie) Hooker, Middletown, Mrs. Millard (Carrie) Burke, Decota, WV, Mrs. William (Grace) Hobbs, Lerose, Ky., Mrs. W. C. (Nettie) Robinson, Booneville, Ky., and Mrs. Clarence (Arlene) Logedrost, Connersville, Ind.; 35 grandchildren; 42 great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren.
Mr. Bowman was preceded in death by a son, Henry Bowman in 1903; a brother and four sisters.
Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Brown-Dawson Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Corey, pastor of the Immanuel Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Millville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 4 until 9 p.m.
Pallbearers are Richard Burke, Roy Burke, Randy Lagedrost, Raymond Creech, Norman Creech and Mike Rink.
John H. BOWMAN, 88, 319 Highland Place, died Friday morning of an apparent heart attack at the home of a daughter in Booneville, KY.
He had not been ill and his death was unexpected and a shock to his family and friends.
Mr. Bowman was born in Endee, Ky. June 25, 1882, a son of Henry and Elizabeth McVay Bowman, and received his education in the schools of Owsley County, Ky.
For many years he farmed in the Booneville, Ky. area. He had resided in Hamilton the last 17 years.
Mr. Bowman was devoted to his family and was especially fond of his grandchildren. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of New Hope, Ky.
He married Nancy Botner in 1901 in Travelers Rest, Ky. and she preceded his in death Nov. 23, 1954.
He leaves three son. James Bowman, John Tye Bowman and Oscar Bowman, all of Hamilton; six daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Myrtle) Wallace, Okeana, Mrs. Roland (Mattie) Hooker, Middletown, Mrs. Millard (Carrie) Burke, Decota, WV, Mrs. William (Grace) Hobbs, Lerose, Ky., Mrs. W. C. (Nettie) Robinson, Booneville, Ky., and Mrs. Clarence (Arlene) Logedrost, Connersville, Ind.; 35 grandchildren; 42 great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren.
Mr. Bowman was preceded in death by a son, Henry Bowman in 1903; a brother and four sisters.
Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Brown-Dawson Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Corey, pastor of the Immanuel Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Millville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 4 until 9 p.m.
Pallbearers are Richard Burke, Roy Burke, Randy Lagedrost, Raymond Creech, Norman Creech and Mike Rink.
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