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Myrtie Lee Lawson

Myrtie Lee Lawson[1]

Female 1920 - 2013  (92 years)

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  • Name Myrtie Lee Lawson 
    Born 17 Jul 1920  Barren Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Feb 2013  Glasgow, Barren Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Big Meadow Church Cemetery, Barren Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23522  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2022 

    Father Jonathan Leslie Lawson,   b. 25 Jun 1851, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1930, Wisdom, Metcalfe County, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Annie Elizabeth Abner,   b. 11 Nov 1884, Cumberland Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1935, Barren Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Family ID F8930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Urie Preston Bowles,   b. 13 May 1915, Metcalfe County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1971, Barren County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Donald Elvin Bowles,   b. 1 Jan 1943, Slick Rock, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 2013, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F8929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105826928/myrtie-lee-bowles.
      Myrtie Lee Lawson Bowles
      Birth 17 Jul 1920
      Barren County, Kentucky
      Death 25 Feb 2013 (aged 92)
      Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky
      Burial
      Big Meadow Church Cemetery
      Barren County, Kentucky
      Parents:

      Parents
      Johnathan Leslie Lawson, 1851?1930
      Annie Elizabeth Abner Lawson, 1884?1935


      A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home
      Feb 25, 2013

      Myrtie Lee Hennion 92 of Glasgow died Monday, February 25, 2013 at Glenview Healthcare in Glasgow. The Barren County native was the daughter of the late Jonathan Leslie Lawson and Elizabeth Abner Lawson. She was a former employee at Handmacher and was a member of Beaver Dam Chapel Baptist Church.

      She is survived by 2 sons Leathel Bowles (Adelheid) of Park City, Donald Bowles (Barbara) of Centerton, IN; 1 brother Henry Lawson of Glasgow and several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two husbands, Preston Bowles and Harold Hennion, a son Urie Bowles, a brother Jessie Lawson and 3 sisters Odell Gilpin, Zula Bunch and Minnie Rutledge.

      Funeral services will be 11 am Thursday at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in the Big Meadow Cemetery.


    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130411640/donald-elvin-bowles, Mary Lee Bowles, d/o Donald Elvin Bowles and Barba.
      Donald Elvin Bowles
      Birth 16 Jan 1943, Kentucky
      Death 17 Oct 2013 (aged 70), Indiana
      Burial: Big Meadow Church Cemetery
      Barren County, Kentucky
      Donald E. Bowles, 70, Centerton, died October 17, 2013, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. Mr. Bowles was born January 16, 1943, in Slick Rock, Kentucky, to the late Urie Preston and Myrtie Lee (Lawson) Bowles Hennion.

      He graduated from Hiseville High School in Kentucky and proudly served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Mr. Bowles was a truck driver and retired from BOC (presently Linde) after 38 years of employment. He drove three million safe miles. Additionally, Mr. Bowles was a licensed pilot, enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, driving his truck Bessie, and loved bluegrass country music. He was a member of the Greenwood Merry Mixer Square Dance Club and attended Abounding Grace Church in Centerton.

      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Urie Lee Bowles.

      Survivors include his wife, Barbara Murray-Bowles; daughters, Mary Ferling (Brian), Ladonna Lynn Robinson (Philip), and Renae Portish (Jeff) all of Martinsville; brother, Leathel Wayne Bowles (Heidi) of Park City, Kentucky; step-children, Richard Murray, Jr, Rodger Murray, and Donna Hardy; 9 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; 10 step grandchildren; 2 step great grandchildren; mother of his children, Mildred Ludema Bowles.