Belmond Independent
2003

Robert "Bob" Earl Bowman, 79, of Whitesboro, Texas and a summer resident of Belmond, died on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at the Belmond Medical Center.
A prayer service was held on Friday, October 10, at the Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home in Belmond, conducted by Rev. Michael Druhl.  Another service held in Gordonville, Texas on Tuesday morning, October 14, with Pastor Randy Pemberton and Pastor Donald Darling officiating.  Military honors were provided by the Whitesboro Veterans.   Burial was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery near Whitesboro.  Casket bearers were Scott Bowman, Dr. Robert Snow, John Emery, Steven Connor, Michael Branch and Sean Oilmen.
Robert Earl was born May [sic] 10, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa, son of Jesse and Edith Holmes Bowman.  He graduated from the Woodside High School in Des Moines and served in the United States Navy during World War II.  He was a PBM Bomber Pilot and attained the rank of Lieutenant JG.
He married Lola Nelson on October 24, 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa. They lived in the Des Moines area where Bob was employed by John Deere as a quality control supervisor for 30 years.  Bob was a member of the #450, a member of the Northside Saylor Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Highland Park Masonic Lodge  where he was a 32nd degree Mason.
Bob loved tractors and the world of agriculture, and he attended various farm shows.  He and Lola raised Jack Russell Terriers for many years.  Bob enjoyed the time spent with his children and grandchildren, raising farm animals, gardening and airplanes.  The last 14 years Bob and Lola lived most of the year in Whitesboro and spent a few months each summer in Belmond.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ralph and Roy; and sister, Maxine Witt.
He is survived by his wife of nearly 57 years, Lola Bowman, Whitesboro, Texas; daughters, Pauline Emery and husband, John, Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Carolyn Jo Snow and husband, Robert, of Whitesboro; son, Scott Bowman of Des Moines, Iowa; daughters, Laura Branch and husband, Michael, of Gainesville, Texas; and Stacey Edmisten and husband, Lloyd, of Whitesboro, Texas; sisters, Jane Bowman of Des Moines; Velma Davis of Ankeny; Thelma Moore of Mesa, Arizona; and Mary Francis Blife if Val Rico, Florida; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren.
Huff Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

The Herald Democrat
August 17, 2021

Our beloved mother, Lola F. Bomar, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, August 14, 2021 after suffering a stroke.  She was 95 years old.  A Celebration of Life service at Sherwood Shores Church with Pastor Bobby Baker officiating.
Lola was born May 11, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of William and Freda Koeppel Nelson.  As a girl she grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. She married Robert Earl Bowman.  She worked at the John Deere Munitions plant during the latter year of World War II.  She and her husband moved to a rural Madrid, Iola farm to give the kids more room for horses.  She attended and taught Sunday School at the Hopkins Grove United Methodist Church there until moving north of Whitesboro, Texas in 1978.
She was a housewife and a much-loved mother to 5 children.  She was a longtime member of the GFWC History Club of Whitesboro, a grassroots volunteer organization.  She loved reading her Bible, writing stories, watching church on TV, visits and phone calls from family, and painting.  She loved painting butterflies and promoting pollinators.  She took up painting after the death of her beloved husband, LTC. William Bomer.  She loved art shows and had entries in the Whitesboro Art Show and the Madill Art Show.  Her life was full of summers with the grandkids, camping with the family, raising Jack Russels, and even going to Austria with daughter, Carolyn Jo, to look up her roots and visit family.  She believed in the volunteer spirit, helping others, the arts, recycling, and encouraging young people to love the Lord.  She worked with an afterschool "Good News" program for 17 years at the Sherwood Shores Chapel in Gordonville.  She loved the people of Whitesboro and had many friends.  She believed people should be more loving of others and forgiving.
Lola is survived by her children: Pauline Emery and husband, John, of Ardmore, Oklahoma; Carolyn Jo Snow and husband, James Robert, of Whitesoboro; Scott Bowman and wife, Sue, of Panora, Iowa; Laura Branch of Gainesville; and Stacey Bowman of Whitesboro; her half-sister, Donna Samuelson and husband, Rick, of Big Bear, California; and Jimmy Nelson and wife, Sharon, of Rancho Cucamonga, California; 7 grandchildren: Daniel Moore, Teresa Emery, Robyn Emery, Travis Bowman, Krisha Bowman, Jeff Quinn, Melissa Laughlin, and numerous great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert E. Bowman; her late in life marriage (2009) to LTC. William Bomer; brother, Arthur Nelson of Florida; and half-brother, Bobby Nelson, of Calironia.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to the History Club of Whitesboro, Texas.