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Elizabeth M. “Lillie” Bower

Birth	:	1 Aug 1884 Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	23 Jul 1969 Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Coon Rapids Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8778000, -94.6678009
Plot	:	Section E
Description	:	Coon Rapids Enterprise July 24, 1969 Page 1 Funeral services will be held here Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock In the United Methodist Church for Elizabeth M. (Lillie) Bower, 84, who died early Wednesday morning at St. Anthony Hospital In Carroll where she had been a patient following a fall. The Rev. Mark Sullivan will officiate at the service and burial will be In the Coon Rapids Cemetery. Miss Bower was born August 1. 1884, In Guthrie County, a daughter of Jerry and Fannie Whitefield Bower. She lived all her life in this area. At one time... Read More	Coon Rapids Enterprise July 24, 1969 Page 1 Funeral services will be held here Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock In the United Methodist Church for Elizabeth M. (Lillie) Bower, 84, who died early Wednesday morning at St. Anthony Hospital In Carroll where she had been a patient following a fall. The Rev. Mark Sullivan will officiate at the service and burial will be In the Coon Rapids Cemetery. Miss Bower was born August 1. 1884, In Guthrie County, a daughter of Jerry and Fannie Whitefield Bower. She lived all her life in this area. At one time she was in business on Main Street being part owner and operator of Bower and Bower ready-to-wear. -She Is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Floyd (Helen) Hanson of Valley, Nebr.. and Miss Mildred Bower of Eugene. Ore, and nephew Howard Bower of Bethesda, Md. Coon Rapids Enterprise July 24, 1969 Page 6 Elizabeth M. (Lillie ) Bower was born on a farm south of Coon Rapids in Guthrie County Aug. 1, 1885, the daughter of Jerry and Fannie Whitefield Bower. She grew up in this community and received her education in the local schools. She worked in a shoe store in Cedar Falls for sometime and later accepted a position in the Garst Store, where she worked until she and her cousin Pearl Bower purchased the Patrick General Store. Later the groceries were discontinued and it became a ladies ready to wear store known as Bower and Bower. The store was In operation until the owners sold in 1949. Miss Bower retired to her home in Coon Rapids where she and a close friend, Bertha Murrane lived until her final Illness. She was a member of the Methodist Church, Art on Circle and the Coon Rapids Federated Club and was active In community affairs until her Illness. She was preceded in death by her parents and only brother, Arthur W. in 1955. She Is survived by a nephew, Howard Bower, of Bethesda. Md., Mrs. Helen Hansen of Valley, Nebr. Mildred Bower of Eugene, Oregon, her nieces, and three great nieces, Peggy Bower, Kim and Kay Hansen, other relatives and close friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 26, at 2 p.m. in the United Methodist Church with special music by Mrs. Debert Ford and Mrs. Roswell Jordan. Casketbearers will be LeRoy Betts, Darrell Bower, George Bowman. Lee Miller, Otto Murphy and Cecil West.

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Where is Elizabeth M. “Lillie” Bower's memorial?
Elizabeth M. “Lillie” Bower's memorial is located at: Coon Rapids Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA.
When did Elizabeth M. “Lillie” Bower death?
Elizabeth M. “Lillie” Bower death on 23 Jul 1969 in Carroll County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.8778000
Longitude: -94.6678009

Family Members:

Parent

Jerry Bower

(1858 - 1935)

Fannie Whitefield Bower

(1862 - 1933)

Siblings

Arthur Whitefield Bower

(1890 - 1955)

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Coordinate: 42.0649986, -94.7406006

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