Funeral services for James W. Bowen, 96, of Silsbee will be 10:00 am Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Farmer Funeral Home with interment following at R. S. Farmer Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Monday at the funeral home.
Mr. Bowen passed away April 11, 2015 at his residence in Silsbee.
James was a native of Colmesneil and a long time Silsbee resident. He retired from Halliburton as a plant foreman. He proudly served in the US Air Force during WWII.
He is preceeded in death by his parents Omar and Sallie Bowen; brothers Benton Bowen, Z. B. Bowen and A. L. Bowen and sisters Opal Hall and Lillie Mae Moses.
Survivors are his wife Bobbie Bowen of Silsbee; son Jim Bowen and wife Barbara of Silsbee; daughter Elizabeth “Liz” Bowen of Silsbee; sister Jimmie Cofty of Kirbyville; two grandchildren Justin Bowen and wife Kristen and Nicholas Bowen and wife Michelle and one great grandchild Maddux Bowen.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Freedom Fellowship Church 8137 FM 418 Silsbee, Tx. 77656 or the church of your choice.
