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Willard Leroy Bowden Sr.

Birth: 22 Sep 1894
Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri, USA
Death: 8 Nov 1975 (aged 81)
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA
Burial: Eldon Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 37200660 View Source

Eldon Advertiser, Thurs, Nov 13, 1975, p8

Willard LeRoy Bowden, 81, of 526 E 15th St, Eldon, died Saturday, Nov 8, 1975 at Charles E Still Hospital, Jefferson City. Mr Bowden was a retired railroad switchman and brakeman.
He was born Sept, 22, 1894 at Tuscumbia to Charles a and Eliza Olive (Wright) Bowden. He was married March 8, 1947, at Kansas City to Louise Odom, who survives at the home.
Mr. Bowden retired from the Rock Island on Nov. 4, 1949, after 39 years with the company. He was a member of the Eldon First Christian Church.
In addition to his wife, Mr Bowden leaves a son, Ralph Bowden of Kansas City; and two brothers, Otto Bowden of Eldon and Lester Bowden of Whittier, Calif.
Funeral services were held at the 10:30am Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev Walter Simpson officiated. Burial was in the Eldon Cemeter

Eldon Advertiser, Thurs, Nov 13, 1975, p8

Willard LeRoy Bowden, 81, of 526 E 15th St, Eldon, died Saturday, Nov 8, 1975 at Charles E Still Hospital, Jefferson City. Mr Bowden was a retired railroad switchman and brakeman.
He was born Sept, 22, 1894 at Tuscumbia to Charles a and Eliza Olive (Wright) Bowden. He was married March 8, 1947, at Kansas City to Louise Odom, who survives at the home.
Mr. Bowden retired from the Rock Island on Nov. 4, 1949, after 39 years with the company. He was a member of the Eldon First Christian Church.
In addition to his wife, Mr Bowden leaves a son, Ralph Bowden of Kansas City; and two brothers, Otto Bowden of Eldon and Lester Bowden of Whittier, Calif.
Funeral services were held at the 10:30am Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev Walter Simpson officiated. Burial was in the Eldon Cemeter

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Created by: Judy Bowden Taylor
Added: May 17, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37200660/willard_leroy-bowden: accessed ), memorial page for Willard Leroy Bowden Sr. (22 Sep 1894–8 Nov 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37200660, citing Eldon Cemetery, Eldon, Miller County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Judy Bowden Taylor (contributor 47057518).

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