Obituary of John William BOWERS Obits: The Carmi Times, 12 August 2002, Saline County, IL http://www.carmitimes.com John William Bowers STONEFORT John William Bowers, 63, Stonefort, formerly of Norris City, died at 10:48 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002. Mr. Bowers was born Jan. 17, 1939 in Norris City. He was a member of Old Stonefort Seventh Day Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Christine (Bethel) of Stonefort; four sons, Roger Gunning, John Gunning and Raymond Gunning, all of Harrisburg, and Jeff Gunning of Eldorado; three daughters, Dianne Quick of Newburgh, Ind., Theresa Moore of Carrier Mills and Deborah Hollerson of Stonefort; 23 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mavis Duckworth of Benton, Dean Paes of Arkansas and Zella Jean Bowers of Norris City; and one stepbrother, Jimmy Bowers of Centralia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at J.M. Weirauch Funeral Home in Harrisburg. Burial will be at Joyner Cemetery near Stonefort. Visitation will be from 6-8 tonight. ********************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************* This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kimberly Taylor Morgan 24 November 2002