Jackson-Jones-Linn County IA Archives Obituaries.....Bowman, Homer June 21, 1901
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Maquoketa Excelsior, June 28, 1901
Cedar Rapids Republican, reprinted in the Maquoketa Excelsior, Maquoketa, 
Iowa, June 28, 1901

OBITUARY-

Homer Upton Bowman, the son of Henry and Adrian Bowman was born in Maquoketa, 
Iowa, May 30, 1872. In 1892 the family moved to a farm near Oxford Junction, 
Jones county, and the next year became permanently located on a farm near 
Hale, Jones county. Homer was converted to God in 1895 and joined the 
Methodist Episcopal Church in Hale, remaining a faithful member to the last. 
His mother died in October, 1896, and in February, 1899, his father followed 
her to the better land. After this the young man worked in different places 
spending the last year with his brother, H. S. Bowman working for him on the 
farm west of the Fairview Church. The first of March last he went to Eleanor 
to learn telegraphy of his brother who is agent for the C. & N. W. railway at 
that place. Last Saturday he came back for a short visit with relatives and 
the lady who was to have been his wife. On Thursday last while spending the 
afternoon fishing in the Cedar River at Kelsey’s Bend he went into the water 
for a swim and was taken with cramps and was drowned. The body remained in the 
water from 3 o’clock in the afternoon till midnight when it was recovered. 

The funeral service was held at the Fairview Church on Saturday afternoon at 1 
o’clock, the services being in charge of the pastor, S. C. Bretnall and the 
remains were taken to Hale, Iowa, and interred in the family lot under the 
charge of the Modern Woodman of America of which order Mr. Bowman was a 
member. Four brothers and one sister remain to mourn for him. Howard E. and 
Anna of Iowa City, Hamilton W. of Hale, Hubert S. of Fairview near this city, 
and Heber C. of Eleanor.


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