Macoupin-Jersey-Sangamon County IL Archives Obituaries.....Bowker, Ruby, Charlotte, Owens July 15, 1988
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The Gazette Patriot, Carrollton, IL, July 21, 1988
BOWKER

Mrs. Ruby C. Bowker, 87, of Medora died at 4 p.m. Friday, July 15, 1988, at 
Carlinville Area Hospital.

Born in Mount Pulaski Sept. 5, 1900, daughter of Luke and Viola (Belle) Owens, 
she married Truman D. Bowker Aug. 9, 1915, in Hannibal, Mo., and he died Feb. 
23, 1975.

Surviving are four daughters, Viola Kirchner of Greenfield, Doris Pruitt of 
Chesterfield, and Lela Harding and Anna Mae Bowker of Medora; five sons, Lloyd 
Bowker of Medora, James Bowker of Alton, Gene Bowker of Godfrey, Milford 
Bowker of Memphis, Tenn., and William Bowker of Edenburgh, Ind.; 35 
grandchildren; 77 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Bowker was preceded in death by three sons, Walter, Elmer and Claude 
Bowker, a daughter Ida Belle Coleman, four grandchildren, eight brothers, and 
five sisters.

She was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Medora, where she served 
as Sunday School teacher for 35 years.

Visitation was Sunday at Targhetta Funeral Home in Medora. Funeral services 
were at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Medora, with the 
Rev. William Loafman and the Rev. Steven Mayes officiating. Burial was in 
Medora Cemetery.

Memorial gifts were directed to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church.

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