Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameEdwin Turner BOWLAND Sr. 
3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.,3, Nettie Hodges Bowland
3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.,3, Nettie Hodges BowlandBirthJun 17, 1918, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.,470, Edwin Turner Bowland, Sr
DeathMay 5, 2007, Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, North Carolina3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.
OccupationEmployeed With Acme Feed For 20 Years, And Was A Farmer.3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.
ReligionMember Of Union Ridge United Church Of Christ3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.
FlagsUS Army Air Corps, US Military, World War II
FatherIrven Archie BOWLAND (1886-1946)
MotherZada TURNER (1890-1964)
Spouses
1Nettie Ella HODGES 3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.,3, Nettie Hodges Bowland,134, Birth: Bowland, Rickey Glenn
3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.,3, Nettie Hodges Bowland,134, Birth: Bowland, Rickey GlennBirthJul 28, 1922, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Nettie Hodges Bowland
DeathDec 4, 2008, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Nettie Hodges Bowland
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Nettie Hodges Bowland
Marriageabt 19403, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.
Obituary Online notes for Edwin Turner BOWLAND Sr.
5/7/2007
Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.
BURLINGTON — Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr., 88, of 5951 North N.C. 62, died at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2007 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, after one month of failing health.
A native of Alamance County, he was a lifetime member of the Union Ridge Church where he was named Father of The Year in 1994. He was employed with Acme Feed Company for over 20 years and was a lifelong farmer in the Pleasant Grove community. He was a former Pleasant Grove Civitan Club member, was very active in establishing the Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department from which he was given many honors such as the 2002 Honor Award of Dedication and Leadership for 27 years of service and The Citizen of the Year Award in 2005. He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corp, member of the Order Of The Long Leaf Pine and a member of the DAV. He was known to be the best rook card player in the county.
of 67 years, Mrs. Nettie Hodges Bowland of the home; a son, Randy Bowland of the home; a grandson, Blair Bowland of Burlington; a daughter-in-law, Janice Bowland and husband Jimmy of Burlington; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Gertrude Bowland of Burlington; and a god-grandchild, Clay Bowland Smith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Irven Archie Bowland and Zada Turner Bowland ; sons, Edwin Turner "Eddie" Bowland Jr., Andy Hodges Bowland and Ricky Glenn Bowland ; sisters, Evelyn Bowland Mansfield and Wilma Elizabeth Bowland ; and brothers, James Irven Bowland and John Preston Bowland .
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at the Union Ridge Church with the Rev. James L. Rosser, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and other times at the residence. The body will be taken to the church to lie in state for 30 minutes prior to the service and the members of the Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department are ask to serve as honorary pallbearers and sit together.
Memorials may be made the Union Ridge Church Activity Building Fund, 115 Altamahaw Union Ridge Road, Burlington, N.C. 27217 or to the donor’s charity choice.
Condolences may be made at www.mcclurefuneralservice.net 3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.
Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.
BURLINGTON — Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr., 88, of 5951 North N.C. 62, died at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2007 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, after one month of failing health.
A native of Alamance County, he was a lifetime member of the Union Ridge Church where he was named Father of The Year in 1994. He was employed with Acme Feed Company for over 20 years and was a lifelong farmer in the Pleasant Grove community. He was a former Pleasant Grove Civitan Club member, was very active in establishing the Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department from which he was given many honors such as the 2002 Honor Award of Dedication and Leadership for 27 years of service and The Citizen of the Year Award in 2005. He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corp, member of the Order Of The Long Leaf Pine and a member of the DAV. He was known to be the best rook card player in the county.
of 67 years, Mrs. Nettie Hodges Bowland of the home; a son, Randy Bowland of the home; a grandson, Blair Bowland of Burlington; a daughter-in-law, Janice Bowland and husband Jimmy of Burlington; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Gertrude Bowland of Burlington; and a god-grandchild, Clay Bowland Smith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Irven Archie Bowland and Zada Turner Bowland ; sons, Edwin Turner "Eddie" Bowland Jr., Andy Hodges Bowland and Ricky Glenn Bowland ; sisters, Evelyn Bowland Mansfield and Wilma Elizabeth Bowland ; and brothers, James Irven Bowland and John Preston Bowland .
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at the Union Ridge Church with the Rev. James L. Rosser, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and other times at the residence. The body will be taken to the church to lie in state for 30 minutes prior to the service and the members of the Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department are ask to serve as honorary pallbearers and sit together.
Memorials may be made the Union Ridge Church Activity Building Fund, 115 Altamahaw Union Ridge Road, Burlington, N.C. 27217 or to the donor’s charity choice.
Condolences may be made at www.mcclurefuneralservice.net 3, Mr. Edwin Turner Bowland Sr.