Date of Obit: 1 April 1936
Mrs. Louisa Bowers Died At Daughter's Home in Missouri
Aged Barry Women Had Gone There on Visit: Funeral here Sunday

   The funeral of Mrs. Louisa Bowers, 80, who died Thursday, March 26, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ressie Dunham of Lodi, MO., were held Sunday
afternoon, March 29, at 2:30 o'clock in the Keller funeral home in Barry. In charge of Rev. Union Wood, pastor of the Nazarene Church. Burial was in Barry cemetery.
  Mrs. Bowers was born January 28, 1856 at Barry, Illinois, a daughter of  Phillip and Susan Bradshaw. She was twice married. her first marriage was to
Perry Hinch. He died many years ago. She was later married to Ed Bowers. Mr. Bowers died about ten years ago. Mrs. Bowers had been in rather frail health all
winter and just a few weeks ago went to the home of her daughter in Missouri, thinking the change would be of benefit to her.
She leaves seven children, four sons: John Hinch of Barry, Sam Hinch of Lodi, MO., Lent Hinch of Hannibal,
 MO., Dode Hinch, Bloomington; a step-daughter, Mrs. Pearl Lenton of Chicago, and three daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Lister of Peoria, Mrs. Myrtle Bradshaw,
LaSalle, IL., and Mrs. Ressie Dunham of Lodi, MO.
Among the out of town relatives here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Asa Bradshaw and children of LaSalle; Mrs. Gertrude Lister and children of Peoria;
Mr. and Mrs. Lent Hinch and children of Hannibal, MO.; Mr. and Mrs. Ressie Dunham of Lodi, MO.; Sam Hinch and daughter of Lodi, MO.; Rev. and Mrs. Lorell
Dunham and two daughters of St. Louis, MO.; Mrs. John Icing of Hannibal, MO.; Mr. and Mrs. Dode Hinch of Bloomington.
{submitters note: Lent is George Lentless Hinch, Dode is Albert Lorell Hinch, Sam is William Samuel Hinch and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest (Ressie) Dunham.}

[The Barry Adage, (Pike County, IL) contributed by: source 1 ]

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