Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Ida Damaris Bowman (nee Ball) (1870-1955)

Ida D. Ball

Ida Damaris Ball was born October 12, 1870, at Swanwick near Richmond, Mo. and
was married November 32, 1889, in Kansas City, Missouri to Samuel F. Bowman,
who passed on from this life Jun 8, 1950.

Mrs. Bowman closed her eyes in sleep after a brief illness on Friday, January
14, at 2:30 a. m. in the Baptist Hospital in Springfield, Missouri at the age
of 84 years and three months. she had made her home with her daughter, Miss
Geneva Bowman in Buffalo, Missouri and had recently taken temporary winter
residence in Springfield, where the daughter could be near her employment as
director of the School of Nursing at the above named hospital.

Both Mrs. Bowman and her beloved husband united with the Seventh-day Adventist
Church in Ellsworth, Kansas soon after they were married. Throughout many of
these more than 50 years, it fell their lot to live where there was no church
of their choice but they were members of the Conference Church, and
occasionally lived where they could enjoy church fellowship--One of these
occasions being in Kansas City, where they had membership in the Central
Church. Mrs. Bowman was the youngest of eleven children and the last one to
survive. Her father, Joseph Evans Ball, was a descendant of Joseph Ball,
grandfather of George Washington, and trace their ancestry through prominent
families and even royalty in England back to the year 1480. But, disregarding
the aristocracy and fame of her early forebearers, she rejoiced in the union
she received from her Savior, which will entitle her to become a member of the
Royal family of the Great King of the universe--the King of Kings in the great
Resurrection Day. Her social activities were secondary to her family,
nevertheless the records in the books of Heaven record many incidents of good
deeds, for which no earthly record was written--yet the effects of her efforts
to live a good life are far reaching in her family and friends.

She was the mother of six children all of whom now respect her to a Mother in
Israel. They were Edward F. Bowman of Kansas City; Merrell E. Bowman of Kansas
City; S. Jesse Bowman of Kansas City; Miss Geneva Bowman of Buffalo, Mo.;
Modena Bowman Carnahan, Springfield, Mo.; Elton C. Bowman of Raytown,
Missouri.

Also surviving is a sister-in-law, Mrs. Martha Leverich and a brother-in-law,
B. Frank Brown, both of Kansas City, 12 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren,
and a number of nephews, nieces and cousins. Funeral services were held
Monday, January 17 at 2:00 p. m. in Park Memorial Seventh Day Adventist
Church. Interment was in Mount Washington cemetery under direction of
Montgomery Funeral Home of Buffalo.


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