by Archana Subramaniam by CNB
Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: MONDAY, March 15, 1993 TAG: 9303150088 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
OBIT-BOWERS, HOMER A.
BOWERS, Homer A., 71, of Roanoke, died Sunday, March 14, 1993, at his home. He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II, and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 3 in Salem. He was retired from Merita Bakery, and was currently a part-time employee of Western Sizzlin in Roanoke. Surviving are his wife, Mary A. Bowers, Roanoke; six children and their spouses, Bonnie and Buddy Kling of Hot Springs, Va., Mayor David Bowers and Alison Weaver of Roanoke, Rob Bowers of Roanoke, Paul and Martha Bowers of Richmond, Tom Bowers of Buies Creek, N.C., and Lynn Bowers of Richmond; and three grandchildren, Josh and Karen Kling, Meredith Bowers. Also surviving are numerous other relatives in North Carolina. A Funeral mass of the Resurrection will be held at St. Andrew's Catholic Church 2 p.m. Tuesday with Father Lawrence J. Mullaney officiating. Private family interment will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.