OBIT: Clyde BOWLIN, 1977, Confluence RD, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Sally. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ CLYDE BOWLIN Clyde Bowlin, 86, of Confluence RD 2 died Feb. 4, 1977, in Uniontown Hospital. Born July 27, 1890, in Henry Clay Township, he was a son of James and Eliza (Collins) Bowlin. He is survived by his wife, the former Ida Reckner and the following children: Pearl Lancaster, Ruth Thomas and Leona Collins, all of Cleveland, Ohio; Olive Sleek of Jerome; Louise Close and Carl Bowlin, both of Confluence; 25 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. A half-sister, Mrs. Mary Young of Hopwood. He was preceded in death by one son, Charles J. He was a lifetime member of Johnson Chapel Church, serving on the board pf trustees for many years. Friends were received at the Humbert Funeral Home, Confluence, where funeral services were held Feb. 7 with the Rev. John R. Hickson officiating. Interment, Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, February 10, 1977 [B2139]