Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bowden, Henry January 17, 1963
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The Virginian Pilot January 18, 1963
Bowden, 80, Norfolk Attorney

Henry Bowden, 80, of 702 Redgate Ave., an attorney long identified with civic 
activities, died Thursday night in a Norfolk hospital.
Born in Norfolk, he was a son of George Edwin and Mrs. Ellen Evangeline Jones 
Bowden.  His father once was clerk of the U.S. Court's Eastern District.  He 
was the husband of Mrs. Katherine Bruce Bowden.
He graduated from Hanpden-Sydney College and the University of Virginia Law 
School.
In July 1903 he began practice of law in Norfolk and served as first assistant 
director of Public Safety under Adm. A.O. Dillingham and former City Manager 
Charles Ashburner.  He also served on the Police and Fire Trial Boards.
He was a member of the Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association and a past president 
of the Norfolk Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution.  He was a captain in 
the Virginia Reserve Military in 1943.
He also was a member of Ruth Masonic Lodge 89, Royal Arch Chapter I, Grice 
Commandery, Khedive Temple of the Shrine and a past manager of its band, and 
past exalted ruler of Norfolk Elks Lodge 38.
Besides his widow, surviving are two sons, Henry Bowden Jr., of the Air Force 
and Bruce Bowden of Norfolk; a  sister, Mrs. Ralph Fletcher; and three 
grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held today at 3:30 p.m. in H.D. Oliver Funeral 
Apartments by the Rev. Beverly Tucker White of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, of 
which he was a member.  Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.  The family 
suggests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Boys Home in 
Covington.



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BOWDEN, HENRY I32050 Section ELM, Block 3RD A E, Lot 49, Space 2 0 01/17/1963

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