Robert Earl Bowman 10 June 1924 - 7 October 2003
WWII November 1942 - October 1945
Lola Frances Bowman 11 May 1926 - 14 August 2021
Children: Pauline, Carolyn Jo, Scott Wilson, Laura Lee, Stacey
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.
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Susan Hawkins
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