The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-02-17
CHRISTIAN WO-
Man AT REST
Mrs. "A. If. Bowen Passed Away Sat
urday Evening at the Family
NlulaResidenc in Denison.
MEMBER OF THE M. e. CHURCH
Leaves Husband and Three Children
to Mourn Her Death-Funeral
Held Monday Afternoon.

1t is with deep regret that the Re
view chronicles the death OF Mrs. A.
f. Bowen, which occurred at the fam
lily home in South Denison on Sat
urday evening, February 18th. In re-
cent years she has been in very poor
health, suffering great deal, and be-
ing confined to her home for the past
year and half Mrs. Bowen bore
her suffering patiently and was bright
and cheerful to the very last. The re-
cent attack was of short duration and
she was seriously i'll but few days.
Everything possible was done to re-
lieve her suffeMngs. but the summons
came and Saturday evening at about
6 o'clock she quietly passed from the
scene of her earthly life. At the time
OF her death she had reached the age
of IS years, months and A days.
Lucy A. Lyman was born in Mesa
potamia, Ohio. Sept. 8, 1876. She spent
her early life in her native state OF
Ohio and when a young girl attended
school for some time at the Lake Erie
seminary at Painsville. While there
and when about eighteen years OF age
she was converted and shortly after
united with the Congregational church
OF Mesopotamia A few years later
she moved to Boone county, Iowa, and
from there to Crawford county. For
several years she taught school in the
vicinity OF West Side and it was while
teaching that she became acquainted
with Alfred H. Bowen, who then lived
at West Side, and they were united in
marriage April 3, 1879. This union
was blessed with three children, q. l..
Bowen, who resides in Montana, and
Mildred and Alfred who reside at
home, who with their father are left
to mourn her loss.
We can truthfully say of Mrs. Bow.
en- that she was a faithful and con
scientious christian woman. WheA
she came to West Side, there being
no Congregational church there, she
united with the Methodist Episcopal
church and when the family moved to
Denison she transferred her member
ship here, where she retained an active
! membership during the remainder OF
her life. She was especially active in
the missionary cause and by reason OF
her. excellent mental equipment she
was. alle..t give most effective service
in tire -locai missionary societies.
She was a woman of sympathetic,
loving nature, always ready and will
ing to tighten the burden of others.
During her seventeen years Of resi-
dence in Denison she has made many
warm friends who hold her memory
| in high esteem.
Mrs. Bowen leaves to mourn her
death, besides her husband and three
children, three brothers and one sis
ter residing in Massachusetts, Mon
tana, South. Dakota and Oregon.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church on Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, Rev. j. L. Boyd officiating,
| after which the body was taken to
| Oakland cemetery for interment.
Mr.. A. NJ. Graham, of Denver, Colo,
| was in Denison Sunday and delivered
two lectures at the Masonic hall in the
! Mckim building. Mr.. Graham lee
tured before the Masonic lodge at
| Dunlap a few weeks ago and some OF
the Denison members who heard him
there We're SO pleased with his lecture
that they made arrangements for him
to come to Denison. His lecture was
devoted entirely to Masonry and he
explained in great detail how it was
| in existence before Christ He has
spent several years in research work
abroad and Ills lecture was very in
structive as well as entertaining. One
lecture was delivered in the afternoon,
after which the members went to the
Hotel Denison for supper and at 1870
the evening lecture commenced Over
forty Masons were present from Dun
lap. Dow City, West Side and Delot.
Arrangements were made to have the
evening train on the Northwestern
stop at the stations west OF Denison
SO that the out of town guests would
be able to return home that evening.
| Paul Fiene was over from Charter
Oak Friday being called here IN testi.