Oscar Bowen’s obituaries, Vernon Township, Isabella County, Michigan Copyright © 1999 by Barbara Lesser . This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. __________________________________________________________________________ ISABELLA COUNTY' (obits taken from grandmothers scrapbook) June 1936: Oscar BOWEN died Friday morning the 21st of June at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jack Aube of Clare. He was born in Norfolk County, Canada in 1868 and came to Isabella County at the age of 10 years where he resided up until about 25 years ago, when he moved to Muskegon. He was married in Isabella County to Nettie LACKEY in 1888. He is survived by his wife and three children: Mrs. Albert Aube of Clare, Frank BOWEN of Lake City and James BOWEN of Muskegon; also two sisters and one brother: Mrs. Cordelia MITCHELL of Coleman and Mrs. Lydia OWENS of North Bradley and Peter BOWEN of Enterprise, Oregon; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the First M.E. Church and interment was made in the local cemetery".