James & Virginia Rose Bowen Rose Garden - Washington, MO
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N 38° 33.584 W 091° 01.918
15S E 671473 N 4269757
Small patch of roses in dedication to a couple...
Waymark Code: WM12YB0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2020
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County of memorial: Franklin County
Location of garden: Walking path between ballfields and soccer field, Lakeview Park, Washington
There are 5 or 6 different roses growing here. This is a new plot, and many of the roses are barely out of the ground...
Plaque Text:
In Memory of
JAMES AND
VIRGINIA BOWEN
Bench Text:
In Memory of
VIRGINIA ROSE
and
JAMES D. BOWEN
"James D. Bowen
FEBRUARY 7, 1929 ~ MAY 12, 2009 (AGE 80)
"Funeral mass for James D. Bowen, 80, of Washington, Missouri will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. from St. Francis Borgia Church in Washington.
"Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at Miller Funeral Home.
"Burial will be in the church cemetery.
"He leaves to survive one son Steve and wife Deborah Bowen of Duxbury, MA, one daughter, Donna Bowen Vince of Webster Groves, MO, one sister, Shirley and husband Herbert Boettcher of Owensville, MO and three grandchildren.
"American Legion will pay their respetcs [sic] Monday at 6:30 p.m., parish wake service will be held at 7:00 p.m.
"Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or the Washington Parks Department." ~ Miller Funeral Home