Obituary

Lonnie Harold Bowden
(March 21, 1933 - December 6, 2012)

Mr. Lonnie Harold Bowden, 79, of Barboursville, West Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 6, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Rebecca Marilyn Skaggs Bowden, his partner in life and the mother of his children. Lonnie was born March 21, 1933, in Huntington, West Virginia to his father and mother, the late Lonnie Bowden and the late Ruth Genevieve OLynn. He is preceded in death by sister Shirley Bowden and granddaughter Mikaela Bock, and he is survived by sister Judy Skaggs and brother Eugene Bowden. Lonnie was the beloved father of three surviving daughters, Lonna Setliff (Paul Davis), Christine Edwards (Dr. Ben Edwards), Maria Bock (John Bock), and one surviving son, Shawn Bowden (Terri Bowden). He was the proud grandfather of fifteen surviving grandchildren, Nathaniel Wall (Stacy Wall), Genevieve Jenkins (Christina Smith), Candace Copley (Cole Bartrum), Meagan Cregut, Sally Edwards (Justin Stanley), Alan Edwards, Madeline Davis, Tanya Abbett, Maxwell Setliff (Chloe Falcone), Michael Bock, Tyler Abbett, Harrison Davis, Nicholas Setliff, Hunter Pyles, and Savannah Bowden. Lonnie was also blessed with ten great-grandchildren, Michaela Fisher, Morgan Fisher, Tianna Bartrum, Coleton Bartrum, Ian Cregut, Solomon Falcone, Merlyn Falcone, Kori Copley, Grayson Wall, and Kyndal Bartrum; and a host of nieces, nephews, and church friends. Lonnie Bowden graduated from Barboursville High School in 1952 and received a football scholarship to continue his education at Marshall University. He graduated from Marshall University in 1963 with a Bachelors of Art in Education. He served his community by teaching and coaching in Cabell County schools and by being an active member of Barboursville Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, taught Sunday school and sang in the choir for many years. Lonnie also served his country and was proudly recognized as a U.S. Air Force Korean War veteran. We would like to give a special thanks to Sarah Care and Lonnie's care givers David Scruggs and Tomia Teasley, and her daughter Athena. Visitation will be at Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The memorial service will be performed by his grandson, Pastor Nathaniel Wall, at Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 12, 2012.