Robert L. Bowen Obituary (1929

Robert Lee Bowen, 89, of Danvers was born July 12, 1929 in Jeffersonville, Ohio, to Ervin G. and Dorothy (Miller) Bowen. He graduated from Jeffersonville High School. He married Margery Louise Booco at Milford, Ohio and celebrated their 70 year anniversary in 2018. She survives. Also surviving is 1 daughter, Kathleen (Stan) Stanley, 1 son, Kelly Lee (Cheryl) Bowen, 5 grandchildren; Elisha, Joshua and Brennen (Jessica) Stanley, Brieanna (Tom) Mitchell, and Brent (Amy) Bowen, and 3 great-grandchildren; Lily Mitchell, Lucy Emberson and Tynley Bowen, and 1 sister, Bonnie Milstead. Robert farmed for 10 years, 3 years of that managed a farm near Greenfield, Ohio. He was a District Sales Manager in Southern Ohio with Funk Bros Seed Co. from 1960 to 1971 when transferred to the Bloomington office where he was Communication Manager as well as Company Photographer. Some of his many photos were used in national magazine. After his retirement in 1987, he was associate rural mail carrier for the Carlock Post Office. Robert was a 65 year member and 32nd Degree member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Bloomington. He was also a member of the General Joseph Bartholomew Chapter of the SAR and an NRA member. Cremation rites will be accorded. A visitation will be held on Friday January 25, 2019 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at the North Danvers Mennonite Church, Danvers. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the North Danvers Mennonite Church of which he was a member.