Bowles obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Bowles, Edward David          8 Sep 2005    Sep 2005    Jerry Nelson
Bowles, Olivet                5 Jun 2003    Jul 2003    Don Johnson   

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  9/8/2005

BOWLES, EDWARD DAVID "EDDIE" 
A retired mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, he died Tuesday, Sept.
6, 2005, at his home in Hammond. He was 81, born Tuesday, Feb. 26, 1924, in
Norwood, Mass. He is survived by his wife, Laverne Reid Bowles of Hammond;
three daughters, Janet Davis of Hammond, Judy Bowles of Ponchatoula and
Joyce Bowles of Hammond; son, Jerry Bowles of Hammond; two sisters, Helen
Eckherdt of Foxborough, Mass., and Ruby O'Neil of Dedham, Mass.; and four
grandchildren, Jennifer Bowles, Sunny Davis, Justin Bowles and Laura Davis,
all of Hammond. He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Margaret
Atwater Bowles; son, George Bowles; five brothers, Francis, Charlie, John,
Richard and Everett Bowles; and two sisters, Shirley Sexton and Doris
Bedard. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, on Friday,
Sept. 9, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 8 a.m. until
service at 10 a.m. Burial in Holly Gardens, Hammond. He was a member of the
Hammond Berry baseball team. E-mail condolences to hmckneely@i-55.com with
Bowles in the subject line. 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  6/5/2003

BOWLES, OLIVET 
Amite - Olivet Bowles, 76, died Monday, June 2, 2003, at her home. She was
a native of Bolivar. Survivors include her husband, David Bowles Jr.; step-
son, David Shawn Bowles of New Orleans; one daughter, Linda Brown Saffore
of Nashville, Tenn.; step-daughter, Bridgette Winchester of New Orleans;
four sisters, Celestine Carter of Bolivar, Barbara Brumfield of New
Orleans, Cora Lee Williams and Emma Jean Rome, both of Baton Rouge; four
brothers, Claude Wilson and Johnny Brumfield, both of Bolivar, David Wilson
of New Orleans, and James Brumfield of Kentwood. Visitation will be Friday
at Grant Chapel AME Church, Amite, from 5 until the wake service at 7 p.m.
The Rev. Alexander Giles will conduct the funeral Saturday at 1 p.m. Burial
will be in Butler Cemetery, Amite. Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, is in
charge. 

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