Obit of William Jefferson (Jay) Bowers (b620) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell Jun 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. ==================================================================== Obit for William Jefferson (Jay) Bowers William Jefferson (Jay) Bowers of Sayre died Friday December 20, 1963 from a heart attack. Funeral services were held Sunday December 22, 1963 in the Church of Christ in Sayre with Don Hicks minister, officiating. Born July 26, 1912 at Mobeetie, Texas. Mr. Bowers came to Cheyenne in 1916 with his parents, was married to Mildred Neal on December 6, 1934 at Cheyenne. He had resided in Cheyenne and Sayre since 1916. He operated the Bowers Hatchery since in March 1946 when he was discharged from the Army. He was a member of the American Legion, the IOOF, the Chamber of Commerce and the Methodist Church. Survivors are his wife of the home; one brother, Grady of Long Beach, California; four sisters, Mrs. Graace Puckett, Mrs. Lavada Dawkins, Mrs. Ova Landtroop of Sayre and Peggy Bowers of Oklahoma City. Interment was in the Sayre-Doxey cemetery, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma. Mr. Bowers was a cousin of Mrs. Frank Vincent and a npehew of Frank G. Bowers of Cheyenne. He was a son of the late T.A. and Laura Bowers. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK --------------------------------------------------------------------