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Calvin Frank Bowser
Calvin Frank "Kelly" Bowser, 87, of Worthington, died Monday, January 21, 2013,
in Armstrong County Memorial Hospital.
He was born October 12, 1925. He was the youngest and last surviving child of
the late Frank J. and Lula Maude (Bruner) Bowser.
He attended Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington, Pa.
Kelly was born on the family farm in West-Franklin Township (Slate Lick Road),
where he lived his entire life. He retired as a dairy farmer. He was a member of
Franklin Union Baptist Church, in Worthington, and belonged to the Florida
Shuffleboard Association.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, the former Jean E. Norton, whom he
married Sept. 30, 1950; daughter, Kathy Sue Deabenderfer, of Davenport, Fla.;
son, Kevin R. (Pamela S.) Bowser, of Worthington; four grandchildren, Kellie
Howard, Jeremy Deabenderfer, Joshua Bowser and Bridget Mechling; and eight
great-grandchildren, Karlee, Madison, Randy Howard, Addison Mechling, Abby and
Emily Deabenderfer, Belle and Abraham Bowser.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Hannah
M. (Lardin) Bowser who passed away shortly after child birth; son-in-law, Randy
Deabenderfer; two brothers, Harry C. Bowser and Roy K. Bowser; and three
sisters, Zelma B. Claypoole, Margaret Lois Detrow and Lula Maude Pfeil.
(Note: A son was born to Calvin and his first wife, Hannah Lardin Bowser. The
child (a boy), was raised by his maternal family.)
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the F. DUANE
SNYDER FUNERAL HOME, in Worthington. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday
at Franklin Union Baptist Church, in Worthington, with no visitation at the
church. The Rev. Scott Jones will officiate.
Interment in Franklin Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Worthington, Pa.
Arrangements by F. Duane Snyder Funeral Home, Worthington, Pa. |
