The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-28
MEMORIAL OF
BRYAN B. BOWLES

Bryan p. Bowles was born in
Troupe county, Georgia, on October
a. 1895, and died in the city of Fitz-
gerald, Ga, on October rs, 1918, at
noon. The above two events come
i'll every life, but the value of life is
mot measured by the length of years.
| The final estimate cannot be made
until the close, and then it must de-
pend not upon the years but deeds,
not upon how long one lived but how
much he lived Measured by this
standard, Bryan's life was full and
| rich.
He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
TT. O. Bowles, Mrs. Bowles being be-
fore her marriage, Miss Irene Jen-
kins. of Harris county, Georgia. His
parents moved to Fitzgerald from
I Troupe county about twelve years
'ago, and Bryan had been resident
Pof Fitzgerald since that time. He
joined the Methodist church during
the Bob Jones meeting here about
twelve months ago, and has been
faithful to his conviction and has fol-
lowed devoutly the life of true
Christian man; and he died firmly
fixed in his faith as to his future; and
lin his last breath he called to his Mo-
Their, as if he saw her in Heaven, and
said: That is the prettiest place l
ever saw"
Bryan's parents both died during
the year 1917 and there survive him
his brother, Yancey M. Bowles, and
his sisters, Mrs. ]. M. Paulk, Villa
coochee, Ga, Mrs. O. c. Dell, Way
cross, Ga, Mrs. G. K Reid and Mis-
Uses Mamie, Charlie, Grace and Irene
Bowles of Fitzgerald, Ga.
After the death of his parents he
illustrated by his life, the best OF all
! lives, life of service-service that
has that divine attribute of forgetful-
kness of self and thought of others.
He was thoughtful in providing for
his sisters who had been left without
Eparents, and that which brought the
lmost pleasure to his life was in giving
and providing for them. He lived
much, because he loved much. He
loved his friends and his associates,
Il pray thee, then
Write me as one who loves his
fellow men,"
/ The angel wrote and vanished.
/ The next night
/ 1t came again, with great wake
ming light,
| And showed the names whom love
of God had blessed;
And 10! Ben Adhems name led
all the rest"
Truthfully, we can write, Bryan, as
one that loved his fellowmen.
He was an employee of the Allan
Eta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway
Company, and his services were high
ly valued by his employer, because OF
his faithfulness to their every interest.
He was member of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen.
He was i'll for sometime with pneu-
Imonia, and all that could be done by
la trained nurse, medical skill, and the
tender administration to his every
want by his relatives and friends, was
done in an effort to aid him, but in
lspite of all these he finally succumb-
ed. He was laid to rest attended by
the following pail bearers, members
of his Brotherhood: ]. B. Davenport,
Dewey Achord j. A. Meade, J. H.
Webster, F. o. Waters, and Fred A.
Shearer. The funeral service was
conducted by Rev. L. A. Hill, pastor
of the Central NJ E. Church, and the
large concourse of friends attending
attested the warmth and love that he
held on the hearts of the many people
of the city in which he lived. The
} floral offering was among the most
beautiful ever seen in Fitzgerald; and
he was put to sleep beneath bed
of flowers.
He is dead, but he still lives in the
hearts of his family and friends; and
those who knew him. He always
looked for the best in others and
gave them the best he had. His life
was an inspiration, and his memory
is a benediction.
| When his life work was ended and
his eyelids closed in death, Calmly
as to nights repose, like flowers at
set of sun" We miss the touch of
the vanished hand, and the sound
of the voice that is still. but we feel
sure that to him the last long sleep
is sweet.