Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Carroll Bowman, wife of Walter S. Bowman died at her home, 918 Main Street last night [March 13, 1931] at 7:30 her death being caused by an illness resulting from a paralytic stroke which occurred a little over five years ago. She was born December 5, 1866 in Yamhill, Oregon, and came in the early part of her life to Dayton, Washington with her family, coming to Pendleton in the early nineties. On November 24, 1896, she was married to W. S. Bowman, they being the parents of one child, no longer living [Juanita Bowman].
Mrs. Bowman was a member of the Pioneer Club and had been a member of the Episcopal Church since 1893 and a member of the Parish Aid and Auxiliary also. She is survived by her husband and two sisters, Mrs. Kate Washburn and Mrs. Anna Moody of Seattle, and a neice, Mrs. Winnie Dailey of Portland.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday from the Church of the Redeemer with Rev. Ralph V. Hinkle, rector, officiating. Pall bearers will be Fred Laatz, George Hartman, J. W. Maloney, J. T. Lambirth, W. D. Humphrey, and Mark Patton. Interment will be at Olney Cemetery.
Contributed by: Shelli Steedman
