Jack B. Bowers, 79, formerly of Bramble Avenue, died Monday at the Sunnyview Home.

Born April 30, 1927, in East Butler, he was a son of Forrest and Grace Whitmire Bowers.

Mr. Bowers had worked for the U.S. Steel Corp. in Youngstown, Ohio, for 20 years, until his retirement.

He was a member of the Meridian United Presbyterian Church, the former Odd Fellows Lodge in Butler and the National Rifle Association.

During World War II, he served in the Navy.

His wife, Bertha Bowers, died in 1980.

He is survived by a brother, Alden R. Bowers of Butler and of Houston, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

<B>BOWERS</B>— Friends of Jack B. Bowers, who died Monday, July 24, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Stephen Cahoon, his church pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Township.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.