Contractor of Oberlin, La., age 51, died at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Jan. 8,
at 12:50 a.m. Born in Paris, Tenn. Had lived in Louisiana 43 years, was member of
the Methodist Church, very active in civic and community affairs.
Survived by his wife, the former Opal Harper; two sons, James Franklin Bowles,
Oberlin, and Robert Bond Bowles, Alexandria; five grandchildren; his parents, J. J.
Bowles, Ethel, La., and Mrs. E. N. Bowles, Baton Rouge; two brothers, W. T. Bowles,
Baton Rouge, and David U. Bowles of Clinton; five sisters, Mrs. W. A. Cooper, Baton
Rouge, Miss Mary D. Bowles, Centreville, Miss., Mrs. L. M. Sawyer, Oil City, La.,
Mrs. E. T. Babin, Norco, and Mrs. I. J. Becnel, New Orleans.
Funeral services at the Oberlin Methodist Church, Thursday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m.
Burial in the Oberlin Cemetery. Ardoin and Hargrove of Oakdale in charge of
arrangements.
Published in The Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Thursday, January 9, 1958
at 12:50 a.m. Born in Paris, Tenn. Had lived in Louisiana 43 years, was member of
the Methodist Church, very active in civic and community affairs.
Survived by his wife, the former Opal Harper; two sons, James Franklin Bowles,
Oberlin, and Robert Bond Bowles, Alexandria; five grandchildren; his parents, J. J.
Bowles, Ethel, La., and Mrs. E. N. Bowles, Baton Rouge; two brothers, W. T. Bowles,
Baton Rouge, and David U. Bowles of Clinton; five sisters, Mrs. W. A. Cooper, Baton
Rouge, Miss Mary D. Bowles, Centreville, Miss., Mrs. L. M. Sawyer, Oil City, La.,
Mrs. E. T. Babin, Norco, and Mrs. I. J. Becnel, New Orleans.
Funeral services at the Oberlin Methodist Church, Thursday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m.
Burial in the Oberlin Cemetery. Ardoin and Hargrove of Oakdale in charge of
arrangements.
Published in The Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Thursday, January 9, 1958
Contractor of Oberlin, La., age 51, died at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Jan. 8,
at 12:50 a.m. Born in Paris, Tenn. Had lived in Louisiana 43 years, was member of
the Methodist Church, very active in civic and community affairs.
Survived by his wife, the former Opal Harper; two sons, James Franklin Bowles,
Oberlin, and Robert Bond Bowles, Alexandria; five grandchildren; his parents, J. J.
Bowles, Ethel, La., and Mrs. E. N. Bowles, Baton Rouge; two brothers, W. T. Bowles,
Baton Rouge, and David U. Bowles of Clinton; five sisters, Mrs. W. A. Cooper, Baton
Rouge, Miss Mary D. Bowles, Centreville, Miss., Mrs. L. M. Sawyer, Oil City, La.,
Mrs. E. T. Babin, Norco, and Mrs. I. J. Becnel, New Orleans.
Funeral services at the Oberlin Methodist Church, Thursday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m.
Burial in the Oberlin Cemetery. Ardoin and Hargrove of Oakdale in charge of
arrangements.
Published in The Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Thursday, January 9, 1958
at 12:50 a.m. Born in Paris, Tenn. Had lived in Louisiana 43 years, was member of
the Methodist Church, very active in civic and community affairs.
Survived by his wife, the former Opal Harper; two sons, James Franklin Bowles,
Oberlin, and Robert Bond Bowles, Alexandria; five grandchildren; his parents, J. J.
Bowles, Ethel, La., and Mrs. E. N. Bowles, Baton Rouge; two brothers, W. T. Bowles,
Baton Rouge, and David U. Bowles of Clinton; five sisters, Mrs. W. A. Cooper, Baton
Rouge, Miss Mary D. Bowles, Centreville, Miss., Mrs. L. M. Sawyer, Oil City, La.,
Mrs. E. T. Babin, Norco, and Mrs. I. J. Becnel, New Orleans.
Funeral services at the Oberlin Methodist Church, Thursday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m.
Burial in the Oberlin Cemetery. Ardoin and Hargrove of Oakdale in charge of
arrangements.
Published in The Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Thursday, January 9, 1958
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