Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-16
HENRY S. BOWEN
DIED YESTERDAY
Popular Tazewell County Citizen
Succumbs After Only Weeks
Illness-Funeral and Burial
AT Old Home Today.

The entire community is in mourn
ing over the death Of Henry Bowen
not only the community, but through
out Southwest Virginia and the State
his untimely death will cause pro-
found sorrow.
Just one week ago he underwent
an operation in Blueiield for appen-
dicitis, and from the beginning it
was seen that his condition was Sc
rious. Few of his friends suspected
that he was not well. He was on the
street here one day last week, ap-
parently in his usual robust health.
1t is known now that he mad not been
feeling we'll for sometime, and was
contemplating vacation and rest,
when stricken suddenly on yesterday,
week ago. He was hurried to the
Sanitarium on Friday of last week
and during his illness was operated
upon four times-the last time about
8 O'Clock Wednesday evening. His
death occurred at 2:30 O'Clock yes
terday morning. He met death calm
ly and without fear He was con-
scious during his entire Illness until
6 O'Clock Wednesday evening, when
the last operation was performed,
which, it was hopeG, would at least
prolong his life. He talked with his
wife about his business affairs, even
to the smallest details as to where
keys to his desk were, and how and
where he should be buried. 1t is
said that he realized almost from the
first that he could not recover, and
met the situation fairly and bravely.
About twenty or twenty-one years
ago he was united in marriage to Miss
May, Mustard, the only daughter and
child of the late Grafton Mustard,
prominent and well known citizen of
this county, who, with five children
three boys and two girls, survive, to
mourn his untimely death.
Henry Smith Bowen was born in
Tazewcll county forty1thrce years
ago. He was a son of the late Capt.
Rees Bowen and Mrs. Mary c.. Bow
en-, who resides in this town. His
brothers are DR.. Samuel c. Bowen, of
Richmond; T. c. Bowen, of Tazewell
and Rees T. Bowen, of the Cove.
Slsters-Mrs. S. ]. Thompson, Mrs.
J: P. Royal, Mrs. H. A. Bowen and
MISS Rachel Bowen. DR.. Samuel Bow
en- came from Richmond and was with |
his brother to the last, assisting and
advising with the other surgeons and |
physicians in heroic efforts to save
valuable life.
Deceased was educated at Hamp.
den-Sidney College. During his col
lege life he Joined the Presbyterian |
church, and was one of it's most eX-
emplary members and most liberal |
supporters. He was :. member of |
the Virginia Board of Agriculture
from the Ninth District. He held |
high rank as scientific, progressive |
farmer and stockman. On his large |
bluegrass farm, consisting of some
thing more than 5000 acres, were to |
be seen the finest OF stock and crops. |
His future, as wealthy business |
man was bright and his untImely |
death the more to be lamentcd. With |
his passing TaZewelf county loses one |
due largely to his work, support and |
liberal patronage, that Tazewell has
today her fine roads. He will be |
missed from business circles here. In |
Bluefield and other towns outside the |
county he was well known among
leading business men, and highly |
esteemed.
1t was as a personal friend, how
ever, that he shone brightest. His
devotion to his aged mother and |
family was marked to the highest |
degree. No less kind, considcrate and |
generous was he to all with whom
ne came In contact. His wealth gave
him ability to help. A plain man
remarked in this office yesterday:
Henry Bowen was bread and meat
to lots of people. He was one of the
very best men that ever lived" The
plain people. his tenants, the poor,
every beneficient cause found in him
a friend and helper.
His splendid home was open to all
visitors. Hospitality of himself and
his wife and family, was unbounded
and unrestricted. Scores and scores
of people, of all walks of life, lose by
his passing, personal friend whose
place can scarcely be filled. No wife
and children ever mourned the loss
of better husband and father. No
mother ever lost more dutiful,
tender or thoughtful son, or brothers
and sisters a more beloved relative.
The details of the funeral and
burial are not known at this writing.
1t is understood that the remains
will be inferred today in the family
burial ground near his late home.