Ethel Fleming and Harry Reid Bowers

HARRY REID BOWERS, son of LOTTA SCOTT REID and OLIVER PERRY BOWERS, was born May 5, 1890 in Salem, Delaware, Indiana,^{1028, 850} and died June 30, 1968 in Ball Hospital, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{4931, 850} He is buried in Mount Summit Cemetery, Henry County, Indiana.^{850, 4931, 456}

He married ETHEL FLEMING on November 22, 1911 in Delaware County, Indiana.^{900, 1675} She was born May 18, 1891 in Monroe Township, Delaware, Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died December 7, 1970 in Ball Hospital, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{850, 4931} She is buried in Mount Summit Cemetery, Henry County, Indiana.^{850, 4931, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Harry R. Bowers)

Children of ETHEL FLEMING and HARRY REID BOWERS:

1. EDGAR FLEMING BOWERS, b. December 21, 1914, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;^{1675, 4917} m. JANE KATHARINE BICKFORD on June 4, 1937 in Henry County, Indiana^{168, 1675}; d. November 26, 1971, Ball Hospital, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{168, 850, 4931}
2. RICHARD ALLEN BOWERS, b. May 6, 1918, Monroe Township, Delaware, Indiana;^{1028, 4917} m. LOIS JANE BYERLY on April 8, 1939 in Delaware County, Indiana^{168, 1675}; d. December 7, 2005, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹

Personal Information

Harry R. Bowers

• was a farmer and President of Oakville Elevator⁸⁵⁰
• was a member of the Cowan Christian Church, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana. ⁸⁵⁰
• was a member of the Delaware County Farm Bureau, Indiana⁸⁵⁰

Ethel Fleming

• was a member of the Cowan Christian Church, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana. ⁸⁵⁰
• was a school teacher²⁴⁸⁹

Obituaries

July 1, 1968⁸⁵⁰

Bowers Rites On Wednesday

H. Reid Bowers, 78, RR 4, died Sunday at Bell Hospital following an extended illness.

A native of Salem, and a life-long resident of Delaware County, he was a retired farmer. A charter member of the Delaware County Farm Bureau and a member of the Cowan Christian Church, he had served as director and president of the Oakville Elevator for 45 years.

Surviving are his widow, Ethel; two sons, Richard, Yorktown, and Edgar, Muncie; a sister, Mrs. Harry Chaddock, Muncie; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Meeks Mortuary with Rev. Albert Lorher officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Summit Cemetery.

Callers will be received at the mortuary from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and prior to the services Wednesday.

December 7, 1970⁸⁵⁰

Ethel Bowers Dies At Ball Hospital

Mrs. Ethel F. Bowers, 79, widow of H. Reid Bowers, RR 4 Muncie, died early this morning at Ball Hospital following an illness of three weeks.

The daughter of Stephen and Mary Harrold Fleming, she had resided her entire life in the house which her father, a pioneer of this county and Civil War veteran, had built. She was a member of Cowan Christian Church.

Surviving are two sons, Richard and Edgar Bowers, both of RR 4; six grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Meeks Mortuary with Rev. Albert Lorber and Rev. Thomas Edwards officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Summit Cemetery.

Friends may call at the mortuary from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and prior to services Wednesday.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 7, 1900652	Monroe, Delaware, Indiana	Oliver Perry Bowers Lotta Scott Reid Harry Reid Bowers Helen C. Bowers
May 9, 1910653	Monroe, Delaware, Indiana	Oliver Perry Bowers Lotta Scott Reid Harry Reid Bowers Helen C. Bowers
January 17, 1920711	Monroe, Delaware, Indiana	Harry Reid Bowers Ethel Fleming Edgar Fleming Bowers Richard Allen Bowers
April 10, 1930846	Monroe, Delaware, Indiana	Harry Reid Bowers Ethel Fleming Edgar Fleming Bowers Richard Allen Bowers
May 15, 19402489	Monroe, Delaware, Indiana	Ethel Fleming Edgar Fleming Bowers Son
May 15, 19402489	Monroe, Delaware, Indiana	Harry Reid Bowers Ethel Fleming