Donald married MORSON, Mida Jane on 9 Jun 1962 in Ridgewood, Queens County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/9/1962

The Immanuel Lutheran Church at Ridgewood
will be the scene at 7 this evening of the ceremony
uniting Miss Mida Jane Morson and Sgt. Donald
Bernard Bowes. The couple will exchange their nuptial
vows before the Rev. August P. Kreutz, in the
chancel, decorated with white gladioli, pink carnations
and garden flowers.
The bride is the daughter of "
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart S. Morson
of 6836 Ridge Rd. The
groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Bowes of Newfane.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride will wear a
silk organza floor • length
gown with a Sabrina neckline,
Chantilly lace bodice
and long tapered sleeves. Her
bouffant skirt is enhanced by
lace and rosettes. A leafy
pauf of silk organza trimmed
with sequins and pearls holds
her silk illusion veil.
She will carry a single giant
white glamellia.
NILE GREEN TAFFETA
Mrs. Paul Roetling of Depew,
as matron of honor, will
wear a gown of embroidered
sheer nylon over nile green
taffeta. Her fitted bodice has
short sleeves and a scooped
neckline. A nile green taffeta
cummerbund tops the bouffant
skirt which is detailed with a
deep hemline. A matching
bow will hold her Meline face
veil and she will carry a giant
pink glamellia bouquet.
Cousin of the bride, Mrs.
Robert Dunbar of Lockport;
and Mrs. James Bassinger of
North Tonawanda will act as
bridesmaids with.Marcia Dunbar
of Lockport, also a cousin
of the bride, serving as a
junior bridesmaid. The bridesmaids
will be attired as the
matron of honor. The junior
bridesmaid will don a white
nylon gown over green taffeta
with a rounded neckline, green
cummerbund and a deep hemline.
She will wear a green
taffeta headband and carried
a pink glamellia.
Attired identically as the
junior bridesmaid will be the
flower girl. Miss Denise M.
Hausman of Gasport, cousin
of the bride.
Serving as the groom's best
man will be Charles Schultz
of Burt, assisted by ushers,
Steven Haight of Barker; Jay
Goodrich of Lyndonville, cousin
of the groom; and junior
usher will be Michael J. Barrett
of Kenmore, cousin of the
bride.
Music for the wedding will
be supplied by Mrs. Robert E.
Bates of Newfane who will also
accompany the soloist,
Frank Dunbar of Gasport.
and a white carnation corsage.
The wedding reception will
follow the ceremony from 8 to
10 p.m. in the church parlors.
Centering the bride's table
will be a four - tiered wedding
cake topped with a wedding
beTf and flowers. Further
decorations will consist of
a miniature bride and groom
and the attendants' bouquets.
For her trip to Canada, the
bride will wear a green twopiece
dress with white accessories,
accented by a pink carnation
corsage. -
Out of town guests to attend
will be from Lyndonville, Barker,
Gasport, Wilson, Ransomville,
Canada, Ohio, Michigan,
Connecticut, Kenmore
and Buffalo.
The couple will make their
fututre home at 6836 Ridge
Rd., Lockport.
The bride is a graduate of
Newfane Central School and
the Doyle Beauty School of
Buffalo. The groom attended
Barker Central School and is
now stationed in Ft. Hood.
Texas.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/24/1970

BOWES - William J. Bowes
of 143 Gooding St. died Tuesday,
Nov, 24, 1970 at the Lockport
Memorial Hospital. Husband of
the late Margaret (nee
Harrod); father of Leo and
Vincent Bowes, Lockport, Mrs.
John (Betty) Platt, Newfane
Francis Bowes,, Cheektowaga,,
Donald and Edward Bowes,
Lockport, Mrs. Donald (Nancy)
Davis, Newfane, Mrs. Barbara
Hubbard, Lockport, and the late
Mrs. Doris Ferris; also sur-
vived by 21 grandchildren and
two great - granddaughters;
brother of Frank Bowes,
Pueblo, Colo.,, several nieces
and nephews. Friends may call
Wednesday and Thursday from
2-4 and 7-9 at the Gaul
Funeral Home, Inc., 263 East
Ave., where the funeral will be
held Friday at 2 p.m. Interment
in Wrights Corners Cemetery.

ALSO

Same date and paper

W. J. Bowes
Dies At 79

William J. Bowes, 79 of 143
Gooding St.,, Lockport died this
morning at Lockport Memorial
Hospital after a long illness.
A Niagara County farmer all
of his life, he had moved to
Lockport 10 years ago.
He was born Mar. 8, 1891 in
the Town of Yates, the son of
Dennis and Elizabeth Cooper
Bowes.
Survivors include: five sons,
Leo, Vincent,, Donald and Ed-
ward,, all of Lockport and
Francis of Cheektowaga; three
daughters, Mrs. John (Betty)
Platt and Mrs.. Donald (Nancy)
Davis of Newfane and Mrs.
Barbara Hubbard of Lockport;
a brother, Frank of Pueblo,
Colo.; 21 grandchildren; two
great - granddaughters and
several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow
and Thursday at the Gaul
Funeral Home Inc., 186 East
AVe. where services will be held
at 2 p.m. Friday.
The Rev. Herbert L. Stiegner
will officiate. Burial will be in
Wrights Corners Cemetery.

William + HARROD, Margaret. Margaret (daughter of HARROD, Oscar and MCDONALD, Mary) was born on 21 Dec 1897 in Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 Oct 1962 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal

NEWFANE - Mrs. Margaret
, Harrod Bowes, 64, of Main Street
Newfane,, died this morning (Oct.
2, 1962) at Lockport Memorial
Hospital following a long illness.
Mrs. Bowes, born Dec. 21, 1897,
at Somerset, daughter of Oscar
and Mary McDonald Harrod had
lived in Newfane the past three
years.
She Is survived by her husband,
William J.-Bowes; f o ur
sons, Leo and Edward of Lockport.
Vincent of Wilson and Francis
of California; two daughters,
Mrs. Nancy Davis of Newfane
and Mrs. Betty Piatt of Arizona;
three sister, Mrs. Edith Peterson"
of Gasport, Mrs. Ellen Thompson
of Oakfield and Mrs. Elizabeth
Herman of Medina; a brother,
Kenneth Harrod of Michigan;
19 grandchildren and one greatgrand
child.
Beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday,
friends may call at the Kenneth
H. Sherrie Funeral Home, 6139
East Avenue, Newfane, where
the family will be present from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Services will be held at the
funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m.,
the Rev. August Kreutz of the
Immanuel Lutheran Church,
Ridgewood, officiating.
Burial will be in Wright's Corners
Cemetery.

Dennis + COOPER, Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Oscar + MCDONALD, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]