Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 6, 1990 TAG: 9003061758
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
OBIT-BOWMAN, M.
BOWMAN, MYRTLE B. ROCKY MOUNT - Mrs. Myrtle Bishop Bowman, age 83, of Route 4,
died Monday, March 5, 1990, in a local hospital. Born in Washington County,
Va., she was the daughter of the late Andrew M. and Alice Dolinger Bishop.
Mrs. Bowman was a former school teacher at Ferguson School. Surviving are her
husband, Morie L. Bowman; two daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothey and Cleophus
Angle, Rocky Mount; Janie and Samuel Hubbard, Roanoke; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Vaiden and Virginia Bowman, Rocky Mount; Kyle and Arlene
Bowman, Ferrum; 17 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; two brothers,
Russell Bishop, Lancaster, Pa.; John Bishop, Glade Springs. Funeral services
will be conducted at the Pigg River German Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday with the Home Brethren officiating. Interment will follow in
Franklin Clearview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials
be made to a fire department and rescue squad of one's choice. The family will
receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Arrington-Bussey Funeral
Home.
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