Bowman

James H. "Papa" Bowman, 77, of West Monterey, Clarion County, died Wed-nesday at UPMC-Northwest, Seneca.

Born Aug. 5, 1929, in Mt. Airy, N.C., he was the son of James T. and Maggie M. Felts Bowman.

He was a graduate of Mt. Airy High School, and graduated from Clarion State College with a major in accounting and a minor in real estate.

He enjoyed reading, country music, Western movies and cigars.

He served in the U.S. Army from December 1946 to December 1966 as an engineer and equipment repair technician. He served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was discharged with the rank of chief warrant officer W-3.

He was the recipient of a World War II Victory Medal, an Army Commendation Medal, a National Defense Service Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster, a Vietnam Service Medal and a Vietnam Campaign Medal.

He worked in the financial aid office at Clarion State College. He also was an income tax accountant in the West Monterey area.

He was a Protestant.

He was a member of the American Legion Post 636 in Foxburg and a life member of the VFW Post 7073 in Parker.

He is survived by his wife, Janet L. "Connie" (Smith) Bowman of West Monterey, whom he married Dec. 16, 1953. Also surviving are two sons, James H. Bowman Jr. and his special friend, Lisa Gesin, and her son, Levi, of Clarion, and William "Bill" Bowman and wife, Doreen, of West Monterey; a daughter, Dinah Bowman and her husband, Richard, Siebka of West Monterey; four brothers, Cecil E. Bowman and his wife, Brenda, of Mt. Airy, Everette Bowman and wife, Cindy, of Winston-Salem, N.C., Lyrine Bowman and his wife, Doris, of Mt. Airy, and Chipper Bowman and wife, Robbie Sue, of Mt. Airy; and four sisters, Irene Collins and husband, Herbert, of Mt. Airy, Betty Combs and her husband, Charles, of King, N.C., Pansy Chaney and her husband, Art, of Mt. Airy, and Mary Etta Nichols and her husband, Charles, of Pilot Mountain, N.C.

He also is survived by a grandson, Brandon Bowman of West Monterey, and nieces and nephews.

<B>BOWMAN</B> — Friends of James H. "Papa" Bowman, who diedWednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the <B>H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home</B> in Parker.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Rob Hranicky, pastor at Bethel Baptist Church in Sligo, officiating.Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.VFW Post 7073 will conduct memorial services at 7 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the Foxburg Free Library, PO Box 304, Foxburg, PA 16036.