THIRTEENTH GENERATION

110. Ed Vardman BOWEN was born on 3 Jul 1907 in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He died on 12 Mar 1985 in Collegedale, Tennessee. He was buried on 14 Mar 1985 in Collegedale, Tennessee.
This poem was written by Donna Bowen Cross about her Pappaw and her father, Kenneth Bowen.


"PAPPAW"

Pappaw was a quiet man.
who always had a loving hand.
With grandchildren upon his knee,
there was always room for me.
The stories he told have filled my heart,
with memories that will never part.
In the evenings on our knees,
holding hands so gently,
Pappaw would bless us one by one,
and say goodnight, the day was done.
In the mornings I would see,
Pappaw working so gingerly.
In the garden that he loved,
the flowers he grew he was so proud of.
So many things I want to say......
but its so hard, even today.



After our visit this holiday season,
I saw something that kept me believing,
Pappaw is alive today,
in your chair he has come to stay.
My children will now see,
the love Pappaw gave to me.
And the stories You will tell,
I think the role fits you well.

He was married to Vesta Jewell ANDERSON (daughter of George Wallace ANDERSON and Lillie Pearl LOWRY) on 20 May 1926 in Jefferson, Texas. Vesta Jewell ANDERSON was born on 28 Nov 1907 in Jennings, Oklahoma. She died on 5 Jul 1996 in Collegedale, Tennessee. She was buried on 9 Jul 1996 in Collegedale Cemetery, Collegedale, Tennessee. Ed Vardman BOWEN and Vesta Jewell ANDERSON had the following children:

+141 i. Mary Edwina BOWEN.
+142 ii. Walter Dee BOWEN.
+143 iii. Benny Frank BOWEN.
+144 iv. Kenneth Wayne BOWEN.

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