OBIT: Scyrus Milton BOWMAN, 1947, Boynton, Somerset County, PA

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SCYRUS MILTON BOWMAN

  Scyrus Milton Bowman was found dead in bed at his home in Boynton on the 
morning of Saturday, February 1st.  He was employed by the H. H. Wright Lumber 
Co., and had worked the day before, and was apparently in good health, but 
during the night he passed away.  The cause of his passing was coronary 
occlusion.
  Mr. Bowman was born in Garrett County, Maryland, on September 22, 1877, son of 
Moses and Susan (Bowser) Bowman, and was 69 years, 4 months and 10 days old at 
his passing.  In addition to his wife, Cecelia (Garlitz) Bowman, he is survived 
by five sons - Edward, Paul and Ralph of Boynton, Colonel of Salisbury and Grant 
of West Salisbury; five daughters - Mrs. Margaret Engle of Meyersdale, Mrs. Iva 
Vought of Boynton, Mrs. Genevieve Shaulis of Somerset, Mrs. June Shoemaker of 
Salisbury and Mrs. Doris D'Este of Meyersdale; two brothers - John Bowman of 
Boynton and Peter Bowman of McHenry, Md.; one sister - Mrs. Elizabeth Deniker of 
Mountain Lake Park, Md.; 18 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
  He was a member of Local No. 416, Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers 
Union of America.  Funeral services were conducted at his home on Monday, 
February 3rd at 2:30 p.m., Rev. A. Jay Replogle officiating. Interment in the 
I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Salisbury, in charge of Mortician Stanley M. Thomas.

Meyersdale Republican, February 6, 1947