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Obituary – Bowers
Maxine Bowers, 91, of
Port St.
Lucie
,
Florida
, died
April 19, 2005
, from complications from Alzheimer's Disease.
She was born
February 17, 1914
, in
Mt.
Pulaski
to James and Myrtle Cowan. She
married Glenn Curtis Bowers on
August 8, 1936
.
She is survived by a son, Ian Bowers of
Princeton
,
New Jersey
and a brother, Ferris Cowan of Chestnut,
Illinois
.
Maxine lived a long and happy life.
For those who knew her, she was good-humored, independent and
lived her life as she wished. Between
1936 and 1941, Maxine and Glenn lived in Decatur,
Chicago
and the
island
of
St. Lucia
. In 1941 Maxine returned to
Mt.
Pulaski
and spent the war years farming with her parents and her brothers.
Maxine and Glenn lived in
Mt.
Pulaski
until 1964 when they moved to
Washington
,
D.C.
and worked for the government until retirement in 1975. After retiring
they moved to
Port St.
Lucie
,
Florida
. After Glenn's death in
1977 Maxine remained in their house until last year when she required
special care.
There will be a memorial service at
Steenbergen
Cemetery
on June 18th at
11am
where her ashes will be buried beside her husband Glenn and his parents,
George and Frances Bowers.
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