Dewey and Lillie married on 9 November 1940
at Chehalis, Lewis, Washington.
They were the parents of one daughter.
GOWEN BROTHERS OYSTER COMPANY,
BUNKER CREEK, WASHINGON:
*****************************
A pile of oyster shell fragments and fond memories are all that remain of the cannery once operated at 398 Bunker Creek Road,
west of Chehalis, owned by Dewey and Ernest Gowen. Grandchildren keep as memorabilia the remaining left over trade labels that read, "Gowen Brothers Oysters.
Each week the Gowens purchased freshly harvested oysters from Bay Center in Washington and hauled them by truck to the Bunker Creek location, where the oysters where shucked and processed.
The cannery was a family operation from approximately 1929 to 1939, putting to work all capable family members, including their father, Frances Marion Gowen. They would hire additional help as needed. They marketed their own product to grocery stores in South Bend, Centralia, and Chehalis. The cannery also processed vegetables and fruits, providing a custom service to individuals.
Ernest Gowen died in 1937 and Dewey continued the processing another two years.
*****************************
CENTRALIA CHRONICLE - 28 May 1973:
********************************
Dewey Gowen, age 75, died Friday in St. Peter's Hospital at Olympia.
He was a lifelong resident of the rural Chehalis area where he spent most of his life operating the Gowen's Guernsey Dairy at Adna.
Interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
at Chehalis, Lewis, Washington.
They were the parents of one daughter.
GOWEN BROTHERS OYSTER COMPANY,
BUNKER CREEK, WASHINGON:
*****************************
A pile of oyster shell fragments and fond memories are all that remain of the cannery once operated at 398 Bunker Creek Road,
west of Chehalis, owned by Dewey and Ernest Gowen. Grandchildren keep as memorabilia the remaining left over trade labels that read, "Gowen Brothers Oysters.
Each week the Gowens purchased freshly harvested oysters from Bay Center in Washington and hauled them by truck to the Bunker Creek location, where the oysters where shucked and processed.
The cannery was a family operation from approximately 1929 to 1939, putting to work all capable family members, including their father, Frances Marion Gowen. They would hire additional help as needed. They marketed their own product to grocery stores in South Bend, Centralia, and Chehalis. The cannery also processed vegetables and fruits, providing a custom service to individuals.
Ernest Gowen died in 1937 and Dewey continued the processing another two years.
*****************************
CENTRALIA CHRONICLE - 28 May 1973:
********************************
Dewey Gowen, age 75, died Friday in St. Peter's Hospital at Olympia.
He was a lifelong resident of the rural Chehalis area where he spent most of his life operating the Gowen's Guernsey Dairy at Adna.
Interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Dewey and Lillie married on 9 November 1940
at Chehalis, Lewis, Washington.
They were the parents of one daughter.
GOWEN BROTHERS OYSTER COMPANY,
BUNKER CREEK, WASHINGON:
*****************************
A pile of oyster shell fragments and fond memories are all that remain of the cannery once operated at 398 Bunker Creek Road,
west of Chehalis, owned by Dewey and Ernest Gowen. Grandchildren keep as memorabilia the remaining left over trade labels that read, "Gowen Brothers Oysters.
Each week the Gowens purchased freshly harvested oysters from Bay Center in Washington and hauled them by truck to the Bunker Creek location, where the oysters where shucked and processed.
The cannery was a family operation from approximately 1929 to 1939, putting to work all capable family members, including their father, Frances Marion Gowen. They would hire additional help as needed. They marketed their own product to grocery stores in South Bend, Centralia, and Chehalis. The cannery also processed vegetables and fruits, providing a custom service to individuals.
Ernest Gowen died in 1937 and Dewey continued the processing another two years.
*****************************
CENTRALIA CHRONICLE - 28 May 1973:
********************************
Dewey Gowen, age 75, died Friday in St. Peter's Hospital at Olympia.
He was a lifelong resident of the rural Chehalis area where he spent most of his life operating the Gowen's Guernsey Dairy at Adna.
Interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
at Chehalis, Lewis, Washington.
They were the parents of one daughter.
GOWEN BROTHERS OYSTER COMPANY,
BUNKER CREEK, WASHINGON:
*****************************
A pile of oyster shell fragments and fond memories are all that remain of the cannery once operated at 398 Bunker Creek Road,
west of Chehalis, owned by Dewey and Ernest Gowen. Grandchildren keep as memorabilia the remaining left over trade labels that read, "Gowen Brothers Oysters.
Each week the Gowens purchased freshly harvested oysters from Bay Center in Washington and hauled them by truck to the Bunker Creek location, where the oysters where shucked and processed.
The cannery was a family operation from approximately 1929 to 1939, putting to work all capable family members, including their father, Frances Marion Gowen. They would hire additional help as needed. They marketed their own product to grocery stores in South Bend, Centralia, and Chehalis. The cannery also processed vegetables and fruits, providing a custom service to individuals.
Ernest Gowen died in 1937 and Dewey continued the processing another two years.
*****************************
CENTRALIA CHRONICLE - 28 May 1973:
********************************
Dewey Gowen, age 75, died Friday in St. Peter's Hospital at Olympia.
He was a lifelong resident of the rural Chehalis area where he spent most of his life operating the Gowen's Guernsey Dairy at Adna.
Interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Inscription
DEWEY GOWEN
1898 - 1973
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
