R. Howard Bowers

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R. Howard Bowers, age 88, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 12, 2015 from Ivy Hall Nursing Home.
Mr. Bowers was a native of Carter County and was the son of the late Oscar Clyde Bowers and Willie Hyder Whittemore.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Colbaugh Bowers in 1970; a sister, Billie Shell; and a niece, Cynthia Frazier Freeman.
Mr. Bowers retired from the Baker Hughes Company, General Electric and Sandvick Tool Company, as a supervisor. He was a member of Borderview Christian Church, where he served as a Deacon and was a former treasurer. He enjoyed golf, traveling and listening to gospel and country music.
Mr. Bowers was a United States Army veteran, having served in World War II.
Survivors include two sisters, Ruth Ann Cullop and Patty Swift and husband Kenneth, all of Elizabethton; and five nephews, Robert Frazier, Hampton, and Jim Frazier, Terry Frazier, Richard Shell, and Steve Shell, all of Elizabethton.
A graveside service to honor the life of Mr. R. Howard Bowers will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Mr. Scott Fisher, minister, officiating.
Active pallbearers will be Ray Don Markland, Raymond Morton, Joel Norris, Matt Fisher, Steve Burrough, Jody Crowe, James Hughes and Scott Reynolds.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Men's Sunday School Class of Borderview Christian Church and all the members.

R. married Juanita Colbaugh about 1950 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Juanita (daughter of Tylor Colbaugh and Pansy Crow) was born about 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1970 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]