Obit of W.J. Bowers (b620) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 12 Oct 2001 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ==================================================================== 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. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Surnames: Bowers, Thomas, Goforth W.J. Bowers was born in Jackson County, Alabama, August 8, 1847, was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Thomas in 1867. To this union were born six children. They are Mary, Ben, Tom, Daisy, Maud and Walter. All were present at his death except Walter, who lives in Paris, Texas and Daisy, Maud and Mary who preceded him in death. They moved to Van Buren, Arkansas where Sarah, his wife, passed away in 1881 at the age of thirty-six. In 1887 he was united in marriage of Mrs. Fanie Goforth in Lamar County, Texas. To this union were born four children. They are: Earl, Frank, Iris and Ralph. All were present at his deat except Iris who died at the age of thirteen. They moved to Roger Mills County, Oklahoma nine miles southwest of Cheyenne where he lived until Saturday when he went to Tom Bowers to spend the night where he died Wednesday, December 29, 1926 at 7:00 o'clock a.m., at the age of 79 years, 4 months and 21 days. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, six sons, six daughters-in-law, one stepchild, Monroe Goforth, who lives at Baskin, Louisiana, thirty grandchildren, five great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Mr. Bowers united with the Methodist church in Ellis County, Texas in 1879. The funeral was held in Needmore school house December 30, 1926 conducted by C.C. Wilson, pastor of the Methodist church of Cheyenne; burial took place in the Cheyenne cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. (Cheyenne Star January 6, 1927) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html