Daughter of the Truman Bowker
and Ruby (Owens) Bowker
Lela was the 11th of 13 children
Only sister, Doris (Bowker) Pruitt
survives.
Lela married her high school sweetheart
Henry "Hank" Harding 04 Aug 1951, in
Medora, Illinois. They shared 51 years of
marriage before his passing in 2002.
Her children include, in no particular order:
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Linda (Harding) Breitweiser (Kenneth)
Jane (Harding) Seymour
Larry Harding
Grandmother of seven (7), in no particular order:
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Michael (Dana) Breitweiser (Dana)
Kelly (Jeremy) Holman (Jeremy)
Shawn (Tammy) Seymour (Tammy)
Patrick (Candi Grimm) Seymour (Candi Grimm)
Nate (Trisha) Harding (Trisha)
Josh (Melinda) Harding (Melinda)
Brandon Harding
Great-grandmother of eleven (11), in no particular order:
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Zack (Cynthia), Brock, Austin, Mason, Chris,
Nick, Olivia, Connor, Taylor, Braden, and Grayson
Visitation and funeral services were Mary 4th, 2022
at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Medora, Illinois,
where she had been a member. Burial followed in
the Medora Cemetery. Memorials may be made to
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church or to the Medora Area
Ambulance Service.
Daughter of the Truman Bowker
and Ruby (Owens) Bowker
Lela was the 11th of 13 children
Only sister, Doris (Bowker) Pruitt
survives.
Lela married her high school sweetheart
Henry "Hank" Harding 04 Aug 1951, in
Medora, Illinois. They shared 51 years of
marriage before his passing in 2002.
Her children include, in no particular order:
==============================================
Linda (Harding) Breitweiser (Kenneth)
Jane (Harding) Seymour
Larry Harding
Grandmother of seven (7), in no particular order:
==============================================
Michael (Dana) Breitweiser (Dana)
Kelly (Jeremy) Holman (Jeremy)
Shawn (Tammy) Seymour (Tammy)
Patrick (Candi Grimm) Seymour (Candi Grimm)
Nate (Trisha) Harding (Trisha)
Josh (Melinda) Harding (Melinda)
Brandon Harding
Great-grandmother of eleven (11), in no particular order:
==============================================
Zack (Cynthia), Brock, Austin, Mason, Chris,
Nick, Olivia, Connor, Taylor, Braden, and Grayson
Visitation and funeral services were Mary 4th, 2022
at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Medora, Illinois,
where she had been a member. Burial followed in
the Medora Cemetery. Memorials may be made to
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church or to the Medora Area
Ambulance Service.
Family Members
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James L. Bowker
1916–1989
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Walter Richmond Bowker
1917–1933
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Elmer Ernest "Ed" Bowker Sr
1918–1981
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Viola A. Bowker Kirchner
1919–1996
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Milford T. Bowker Sr
1920–1989
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Lloyd A. Bowker
1921–1991
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Claude M. Bowker
1923–1984
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Ida Belle Bowker Coleman
1924–1983
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Gene Laverne Bowker
1926–2004
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Anna Mae Bowker
1928–2006
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William H. "Bill" Bowker Sr
1933–2007
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