Gladys Elizabeth (Bowman) Watts (1917 - 2009)

Born 28 Nov 1917 in Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 May 2009 at age 91 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

When Gladys Elizabeth Bowman was born on 28 November 1917, in Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Wesley Harrison Bowman, was 45 and her mother, Alice Vanatta Thomas, was 42. She had at least 2 sons with Donald Albert Watts. She lived in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania in 1940 and Delaware Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania in 1950. She died on 22 May 2009, in Columbia, Pennsylvania at the age of 91, and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Orangeville, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

Obituary

Press Enterprise Bloomsburg, PA May 24, 2009

Gladys E. (Bowman) Watts

Loved helping and inspiring others to achieve Gladys E. (Bowman) Watts, age 91, 3755 First St., Bloomsburg (Almedia), died at 9:26 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2009, at the Columbia-Montour Hospice at Maria Hall, Danville, after a brief illness. Born on Nov. 28, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Wesley and Alice (Thomas) Bowman. Mrs. Watts grew up in Bloomsburg and was a 1937 graduate of Bloomsburg High School. In 1940, she married Donald Albert Watts of Millville and he preceded her in death on Aug. 12, 1997. He was a high school teacher and administrator and later became the first executive director of the Bloomsburg University Alumni Association. Mrs. Watts was employed as an administrative assistant in the anesthesia department of the Hackensack (N.J.) Hospital. Prior to returning to Bloomsburg in 1975, she lived in Watsontown; Johnstown; Libertyville, Ill., and Harrington Park, N.J. While residing in Libertyville, she was a member of the United Methodist Church. Until the onset of her recent illness, Mrs. Watts had been actively involved with a number of social and family groups. Surviving are two sons: Donald A. Watts Jr. and his wife Kathy, Oakton, Va., and Thomas B. Watts and his wife Katie, Lexington Park, Md.; a foster daughter, Ginny Barton, Berwick; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two nieces: Joyce Johnson and Margaret Lemons, both of Orangeville. She was the last of a family of 12 children, having been preceded in death by six brothers: Henry Bowman, Maxwell Bowman, Millard Bowman, Harry Bowman, Paul Bowman and Bruce Bowman; and five sisters: Helen Pennington, Elsie Wright, Emily Bogart, Pauline Bomboy and Violet Bowman. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Dean W. Kriner, Inc., Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg with Columbia-Montour Hospice Chaplain David A. Borton officiating. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Orangeville. There will be no viewing. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Gladys E. Watts Scholarship Fund, c/o Maryland Bank and Trust Co., 3220 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20602.

In the 1920 census Gladys (age 2) was the daughter of Wesley H Bowman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1]

In the 1930 census Gladys (age 12) was the daughter of Wesley H Bowman in Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[2]

In the 1940 census Gladys (age 23) was the married sister of Lemuel P Andrews in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.^[3]

In the 1940 census Gladys (age 21) was the single daughter of Wesley Bowman in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[4]

In the 1950 census Gladys (age 30) was the wife of Donald A Watts in Delaware Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.^[5]

Gladys died (age 92) on 22 May 2009 residing in Columbia, Pennsylvania.^[6]

Gladys died on 22 May 2009 and was buried in Orangeville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[7]

Gladys was mentioned in the obituary of her son Thomas Bowman Watts on 21 September 2023 in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States.^[8]

Gladys was mentioned in the obituary of her son Thomas Bowman Watts on 21 September 2023 in Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, United States.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", database with images
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 76; Digital film/folder number: 004967706; FHL microfilm: 1821555; Image number: 301; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03081-7
   FamilySearch Record: MNM8-WGW (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXM-S43
   Gladys E Bowman (2), single daughter, in household of Wesley H Bowman (47) in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", database with images
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 62; Digital film/folder number: 004952966; FHL microfilm: 2341757; Image number: 1017; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03899-6
   FamilySearch Record: XHD6-LP2 (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RZK-VHN
   Gladys E Bowman (12), single daughter, in household of Wesley H Bowman (58) in Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", database with images
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 80; Digital film/folder number: 005456747; Image number: 448; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: KQ7J-529 (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MT-RLJX
   Gladys E Bowman (23), married sister, in household of Lemuel P Andrews (48) in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", database with images
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 12; Digital film/folder number: 005456614; Image number: 278; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: KQF3-5RC (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MT-K53
   Gladys Bowman (21), single daughter, in household of Wesley Bowman (68) in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census", database with images
   citing Page: 3; Line: 8; Digital film/folder number: 108906227; Image number: 4
   FamilySearch Record: 6XBP-DB42 (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-FJTS
   Gladys Watts (30), wife, in household of Donald A Watts (34 years) in Delaware Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index", database
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
   FamilySearch Record: VMC3-ZMH (accessed 14 November 2023)
   Gladys E Watts death 22 May 2009 (born 28 Nov 1917) residing in Columbia, Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index", database
   citing record ID 194086705, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
   FamilySearch Record: 73BX-YL3Z (accessed 14 November 2023)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #194086705
   Gladys Elizabeth Bowman Watts burial (died on 22 May 2009) in Orangeville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Born on 28 Nov 1917.
8. ↑ Obituary of son Thomas Bowman Watts: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", database with images
   citing Digital film/folder number: 112868745; Image number: 13
   FamilySearch Record: 6PZH-MNCW (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQGK-V7YV
   Name: Gladys Elizabeth Bowman Watts; Source Newspaper: County Times, The; System Of Record: SLS.
9. ↑ Obituary of son Thomas Bowman Watts: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", database with images
   citing Digital film/folder number: 112868746; Image number: 14
   FamilySearch Record: 6PZH-MNZT (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-5QGK-VWWY
   Name: Gladys Elizabeth Bowman Watts; Source Newspaper: County Times, The; System Of Record: SLS.