Ray E. Bowerman
July 24, 1901-Feb. 11, 1988
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan), Friday, February 12, 1988, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Ray E. Bowerman, 86, 418 N. 16th St., Niles, died Thursday, Feb. 11, at Riveridge Manor, following an extended illness.
He was born July 24, 1901 in Berrien County and was a lifetime resident. He was a retired employee of Garden City Fan, where he worked for 52 years.
He married the former Marie True Dec. 18, 1923 in Niles. She died Mary 28, 1967.
Survivors include a son, Cecil, of Niles; a daughter, Bernice Mumaw of Niles; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services are Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, where the Rev. Louie Schweppe of St. John's Untied Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be give to St. John's United Church of Christ Memorial Fund.