Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bowman, Ernest A. "Ernie" December 7, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. Miller SHABODEHO@AOL.COM December 20, 2007, 12:47 pm Lebanon Daily News on 12/9/2007 Bowman, Ernest A. "Ernie" Ernest A. "Ernie" Bowman LEBANON Ernest A. "Ernie" Bowman, 84, of the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, 1200 Grubb Road, Palmyra, Pa. formerly of E. Lehman Street, Lebanon, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home. He was the husband of Anna Kathryn Ulrich Bowman to whom he was married 60 years on June 1. Born in Lebanon, Pa. on October 16, 1923, he was the son of the late Allan and Stella Drews Bowman. He was a 1941 graduate of Lebanon H.S. and served in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army during WWII, receiving the Purple Heart. He worked as a lineman A chief at Met Ed, Lebanon for 31 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the Lebanon Church of the Brethren and enjoyed golfing. He was a charter member of the 82nd Airborne Division Assn. and a life member of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters Donna Kay Bowman of Akron, Ohio and Anita Louise wife of George Pence of Lebanon. A son Kenneth Robert husband of Donna Marie Bowman of Lancaster, Pa.; 2 grandchildren and a step sister Pauline wife of George Siverson of Sarasota, Florida. He was preceded in death by a brother Harry Honafius. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 am. from the Chapel of the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, 1200 Grubb Road, Palmyra, Pa. Viewing Wednesday at 10 am. in the Chapel. Interment at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pa. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the "Good Samaritan Fund" of the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, 1200 Grubb Road, Palmyra, Pa. 17078. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb