Obituary Record

Helen R. (Kuhns) Bowen
Died on 11/7/2018

Published in the Pilot-Tribune November 13, 2018

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Helen R. Bowen, the daughter of Ruford and Nellie (Hall) Kuhns, was born Nov. 10, 1924, in Hamburg, Iowa. She attended schools in Thurman and Hamburg, Iowa.

On May 20, 1942, Helen was united in marriage to William Richard “Dick” Bowen, in Maryville, Mo. They became the parents of three sons, Gary, Mike and Rick. The family moved up and down the Missouri River, due to Dick’s employment, including Council Bluffs, Iowa; Corning, Nishnabotna and Rock Port in Missouri; Decatur, Blair, and Nebraska City in Nebraska.

Helen was employed as a laundry supervisor at a nursing home and managed a laundromat in Blair. She was also a stay-at-home mom, raising and caring for her three sons. Dick passed away Jan. 3, 2003.

Helen was a faithful member of the Rock Port Baptist Church. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, bird watching and tending to her flowers. For the last five years, Helen was a resident of Carter Place in Blair, where she was honored as queen on Valentine’s Day. Helen passed away Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at Carter Place at the age of 93.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Rick Bowen; grandsons, Richard “Rick” Bowen and Rich Livengood; sister, Hazel Campbell; brothers, Bobby and David Kuhns; and brother-in-law, Marvin Walker.

She is survived by her sons, Gary (Donna) Bowen, of Carson, Iowa, and Mike (Linda) Bowen, of Blair; grandchildren, Matthew(Jennifer), John (Lisa), Amy (Brian), Corby, and Annette (Ross) and the late, Rick Livengood's wife, Heather; great-grandchildren, Kacie (Ryan), Daniel, Myla, Blake, Drayk, Jossilyn, Hailey and Everly; great-great-grandchildren, Bowen, Laila, and Ava; brother, Lonnie (Becky) Kuhns, of Rock Port, Missouri; sister, Cathy Walker, of Jefferson City, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.

Helen's service was held on, November 12th at 10:30 am at Minter Funeral Chapel and burial was at the Grange Hall Cemetery both at Rock Port, Missouri.

Find A Grave Memorial #194571436

Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file at the Blair Public Library.

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 11/13/2018


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