Obit of Thomas A. Bowers (b620) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 29 July 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok Services for Thomas A. Bowers, retired farmer and rancher of 313 W. Locust Street, Sayre, were held Satuday, July 2, 1949 at 2:30 p.m., in the Sayre Christian Church with Rev. J.N. Gibble and Rev. V.A. Jones officiating. Mr. Bowers died Thursday at his home in Sayre after a lingering illness. He was born April 13, 1872 at Memphis, Tennessee, and was married May 21, 1899 at Mt. Ida, Arkansas to Laura Brown Bates. They came to Sayre in 1932 from Roger Mills County and he has resided here since that time. He was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Laura Bowers of the home address; three daughters, Mrs. ova Macklin, Irin Dawkins and Miss Peggy Bowers, all of Sayre; one step-daughter, Mrs. Grace Puckett of Sayre; one step-son, W.G. Bates of Long Beach, California; two half brothers, F.G. Bowers of Cheyenne and Ralph Bowers of Baskin, Louisiana; ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Two daughters and one son preceded him in death.