Paul Henry Bowen (1955 - 1987)

Born 21 Oct 1955 in Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Mar 1987 at age 31 in West Virginia, United States

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Paul Bowen was an Appalachian.

Biography

The following obituary was taken from his Find a Grave page:

Paul Henry Ring Bowen, age 31 of Oak Hill, WV, perished tragically in an automobile accident on Friday, March 13, 1987.

He was born on Friday, October 21, 1955 to Lois Jean Ring Bowen and Clarence M. "Junior" Bowen.

His far-too-short life a mere 11,466 days, he was a gifted carpenter by trade. He was also an avid sportsman and fisherman, though his greatest joy was being a 'Dad'. As well, his hobbies included the guitar, which he played quite well and on the rare occasion he chose to 'share', showed himself to possess a beautiful tenor singing voice.

He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Henry Taft "T" Ring and paternal grandfather, the Reverend Clarence M. Bowen.

Those left to cherish his memory include his parents, as well as 'the love of his life', daughter Kimberly Dawn Bowen of Fayetteville, WV; his brother, Danny R. Bowen {Vickie} of Fairfax, VA; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Eula Emma Burke Ring of Oak Hill, WV; his paternal grandmother, Rev. Grace Tucker Bowen of Hugheston, WV as well as many loving Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and niece, Debbi Bowen of Fairfax, VA.

Sources

• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:424M-1ST2 : 30 January 2020), Paul Henry Bowen, 1955.
• "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1S-R63N : 20 February 2021), Paul Henry Bowen and Connie Gale O'Neal, 15 Jul 1977; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Pearisburg, Virginia, United States, certificate 77 030458, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRX-GF36 : accessed 6 December 2022), Paul Bowen in entry for Clarence Bowen, Beckley, West Virginia, United States, 14 Apr 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Register-Herald, The, born-digital text.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S3-P96J : 2 August 2020), Paul Henry Ring Bowen, ; Burial, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia, United States of America, High Lawn Memorial Park; citing record ID 154483189, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.