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Submitted: 2/20/22 • Approved: 3/6/22 • Last Updated: 3/9/22 • R492739-G0-S3
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
Vietnam
October 4, 1934-January 4, 2018
*Photo, courtesy of Ruth Teal
*Obituary
Ulysses "Sam" Bowens, 83, passed away on January 4, 2018. Sam was a craftsman, a soldier in the Army during the Vietnam War, and a charming man who loved his children and enjoyed talking politics.
He is survived by his children, Ulysses "Pap" Bowens, Jr., Faith Diane Skelton, Marcus Fowlkes, and Herschel Bowens; siblings, Nelwyn Reed and Leroy Bowens; and extended family. A celebration of life will be held at Johnson Memorial Church of God in Christ in Lamesa, Texas, on January 20, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.
Published in Midland Reporter-Telegram on Jan. 14, 2018
Contributed on 2/20/22 by neldapat
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