Died, at the home of his sister, Mrs. David H. Oertly, Washington, D.C., April 5, 1918, after a long and lingering illness, Walter F. Bowen, the only and idolized son of Mrs. M. H. Bowen, and the late Dr. Peter B. Bowen.
The deceased was one of the gentlest and most chivalrous of men—loyal to his friends, generous to his foes, and faithful in all relations of life. To his heart-broken mother he was ever the most devoted son, and no society or pleasure drew him from her companionship. Into his short life was crowded untold suffering and pain, which he bore with uncomplaining heroism.
During the last weeks of his illness, he said to his mother, "Try and gain your consent, mama, to let me go. I am so tired of pain and suffering. I am not afraid to die. I am willing to trust to God's mercy." And in this spirit he passed into a world where suffering is unknown and where all tears are wiped away. "After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well."
Source: The Manassas Journal, April 12, 1918
The deceased was one of the gentlest and most chivalrous of men—loyal to his friends, generous to his foes, and faithful in all relations of life. To his heart-broken mother he was ever the most devoted son, and no society or pleasure drew him from her companionship. Into his short life was crowded untold suffering and pain, which he bore with uncomplaining heroism.
During the last weeks of his illness, he said to his mother, "Try and gain your consent, mama, to let me go. I am so tired of pain and suffering. I am not afraid to die. I am willing to trust to God's mercy." And in this spirit he passed into a world where suffering is unknown and where all tears are wiped away. "After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well."
Source: The Manassas Journal, April 12, 1918
Died, at the home of his sister, Mrs. David H. Oertly, Washington, D.C., April 5, 1918, after a long and lingering illness, Walter F. Bowen, the only and idolized son of Mrs. M. H. Bowen, and the late Dr. Peter B. Bowen.
The deceased was one of the gentlest and most chivalrous of men—loyal to his friends, generous to his foes, and faithful in all relations of life. To his heart-broken mother he was ever the most devoted son, and no society or pleasure drew him from her companionship. Into his short life was crowded untold suffering and pain, which he bore with uncomplaining heroism.
During the last weeks of his illness, he said to his mother, "Try and gain your consent, mama, to let me go. I am so tired of pain and suffering. I am not afraid to die. I am willing to trust to God's mercy." And in this spirit he passed into a world where suffering is unknown and where all tears are wiped away. "After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well."
Source: The Manassas Journal, April 12, 1918
The deceased was one of the gentlest and most chivalrous of men—loyal to his friends, generous to his foes, and faithful in all relations of life. To his heart-broken mother he was ever the most devoted son, and no society or pleasure drew him from her companionship. Into his short life was crowded untold suffering and pain, which he bore with uncomplaining heroism.
During the last weeks of his illness, he said to his mother, "Try and gain your consent, mama, to let me go. I am so tired of pain and suffering. I am not afraid to die. I am willing to trust to God's mercy." And in this spirit he passed into a world where suffering is unknown and where all tears are wiped away. "After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well."
Source: The Manassas Journal, April 12, 1918
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"In memory of Walter F Bowen, the dutiful loving and idolized son of his devoted mother, Margaret H Bowen"
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