101 - Hessie Alexandre S. Bowsher - Oyama, British Columbia - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

Hessie Alexandre S. Bowsher was born in 1879 and married Frederick Harry Bowsher and they had two children. A son, Allison Patrick who passed away in 1992 and a daughter, Dorothy Marian who passed away in 1987.

Hessie Alexandre S. Bowsher lived a full life until her passing January 18, 1980. During her lifetime she witnessed the Boer War, two world wars and Korean War. In 1917 Women won right to vote, 1929 Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law, and in 1965 Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada. Below are other events that took place during Hessie Alexandre S. Bowsher's lifetime:

1879 - Hessie Alexandre S. Bowsher was born
1885 - Battle of Batoche, French Canadians rebel against Canada
1885 - The last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway is driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia
1889 - The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast
1890 - Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable
1896 - Gold is discovered in the Klondike
1899 - First Canadian troops sent to participate in the Boer War in South Africa
1900 - Reginald Fessenden transmits the world's first wireless spoken message via radio
1902 - The first symphony orchestra in Canada
1907 - Canada Dry Ginger Ale is first bottled
1908 - Anne of Green Gables is published by author Lucy Maud Montgomery
1914 - The First World War begins Britain declares war on Germany on behalf of the British Empire, including Canada
1917 - Women won right to vote
1917 - 1921 Alcohol prohibition
1927 - To celebrate Canada's Diamond jubilee the first coast-to-coast radio broadcast is made
1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
1934 - The birth of the Dionne quintuplets attracts international media attention
1939 - In WW II Canada declared war on Germany
1941 - Japanese interred in B.C. interior after bombing of Pearl Harbor
1954 - August 6th Frederick Harry Bowsher died, husband of Hessie Alexandre S. Bowsher
1958 - Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland - Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver - opened
1965 - Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
1969 - Abortion and contraception legalized in Canada
1969 - Canada approves equality of French-English language
1980 - January 18th Hessie Alexandre S. Bowsher passed away at the age of 101

The Oyama Community Cemetery is located within the Central Okanagan Regional District. Gently sloping towards Kalamalka Lake, this is a well maintained cemetery and about 2 acres in size.

There are approximately 370 interments with the earliest in 1950. The cemetery is still active with the latest known burial was in 2013.

Location of Headstone: Oyama Community Cemetery

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