Mr. James Barlow Bowman, Sr., 74, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born December 24, 1933 to Broadus and Dovie Nelson Bowman. He served his country in the US Army, was a Lead Mechanic with RJ Reynolds Tobacco, where he retired, and attended Lawsonville Baptist Church. Barlow was a giver. He grew a big garden and then gave the vegetables away. He was very mechanically inclined, could fix anything, and even devised several labor-saving inventions.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wendell Bowman. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Iva Jean Slate Bowman, two children, James Barlow Bowman, Jr. and Timothy Joel Bowman, both of Germanton, five sisters, Dianne (Joel) Southern of Walnut Cove, Jeannette (Harvey) Neal of Walkertown, Connie (Jessie) Ring of Winston-Salem, Nelda (Bud) Goodman of Rutherford College, and Vicky (Mark) Shore of Walnut Cove, two brothers, Gray (Florence) Bowman and Porter (Betty) Bowman, all of Walnut Cove, four grandchildren, Lindsay, Jessica, Christopher, and Elizabeth Bowman, three "adopted" grandchildren, Kristy, Chad, and Ashley, a sister-in-law, Nancy Bowman of Walnut Cove, a brother-in-law, Russ (Joan) Slate of Lawsonville, and many special friends and extended family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wendell Bowman. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Iva Jean Slate Bowman, two children, James Barlow Bowman, Jr. and Timothy Joel Bowman, both of Germanton, five sisters, Dianne (Joel) Southern of Walnut Cove, Jeannette (Harvey) Neal of Walkertown, Connie (Jessie) Ring of Winston-Salem, Nelda (Bud) Goodman of Rutherford College, and Vicky (Mark) Shore of Walnut Cove, two brothers, Gray (Florence) Bowman and Porter (Betty) Bowman, all of Walnut Cove, four grandchildren, Lindsay, Jessica, Christopher, and Elizabeth Bowman, three "adopted" grandchildren, Kristy, Chad, and Ashley, a sister-in-law, Nancy Bowman of Walnut Cove, a brother-in-law, Russ (Joan) Slate of Lawsonville, and many special friends and extended family.
Mr. James Barlow Bowman, Sr., 74, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born December 24, 1933 to Broadus and Dovie Nelson Bowman. He served his country in the US Army, was a Lead Mechanic with RJ Reynolds Tobacco, where he retired, and attended Lawsonville Baptist Church. Barlow was a giver. He grew a big garden and then gave the vegetables away. He was very mechanically inclined, could fix anything, and even devised several labor-saving inventions.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wendell Bowman. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Iva Jean Slate Bowman, two children, James Barlow Bowman, Jr. and Timothy Joel Bowman, both of Germanton, five sisters, Dianne (Joel) Southern of Walnut Cove, Jeannette (Harvey) Neal of Walkertown, Connie (Jessie) Ring of Winston-Salem, Nelda (Bud) Goodman of Rutherford College, and Vicky (Mark) Shore of Walnut Cove, two brothers, Gray (Florence) Bowman and Porter (Betty) Bowman, all of Walnut Cove, four grandchildren, Lindsay, Jessica, Christopher, and Elizabeth Bowman, three "adopted" grandchildren, Kristy, Chad, and Ashley, a sister-in-law, Nancy Bowman of Walnut Cove, a brother-in-law, Russ (Joan) Slate of Lawsonville, and many special friends and extended family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wendell Bowman. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Iva Jean Slate Bowman, two children, James Barlow Bowman, Jr. and Timothy Joel Bowman, both of Germanton, five sisters, Dianne (Joel) Southern of Walnut Cove, Jeannette (Harvey) Neal of Walkertown, Connie (Jessie) Ring of Winston-Salem, Nelda (Bud) Goodman of Rutherford College, and Vicky (Mark) Shore of Walnut Cove, two brothers, Gray (Florence) Bowman and Porter (Betty) Bowman, all of Walnut Cove, four grandchildren, Lindsay, Jessica, Christopher, and Elizabeth Bowman, three "adopted" grandchildren, Kristy, Chad, and Ashley, a sister-in-law, Nancy Bowman of Walnut Cove, a brother-in-law, Russ (Joan) Slate of Lawsonville, and many special friends and extended family.
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