Jack Melvin Bowen

1920 - 2009  (88 years)

• Name	Jack Melvin Bowen
  Birth	25 Sep 1920
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	135529931
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135529931
  _UID	DBA78189F18348FE84D741A5F01024EF9A0E
  Death	4 Aug 2009
  	Vet US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II Jack M. Bowen passed away peacefully at home on August 4, 2009. He was born in Marysville on September 25, 1920, the 8th of 11 children born to Chester and Rhetta Bowen. Jack was raised in Marysville, and began his career working for Del Pero Mondon Meat Company during his high school years. He joined and proudly served in the United States Marine Corp during WWII. His tour of duty included the South Pacific, Iwo Jima and Korea. He was a Purple Heart recipient. Returning home he resumed work in the meat business, and retired after 31 years from the Swift Company as a department head in California, Idaho and Arizona. He was a member of the Yuba City Moose Lodge and past member and president of SIR's. Jack was preceded in death by Irene Bowen, his wife of 50 years. He is survived by his sisters and daughter. A celebration of life will be held at Ruthy's Restaurant in Yuba City on Saturday, August 29th, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. For those who wish, donations may be made in his honor to the charity of choice. Private internment will be at Sutter Cemetery. Semper Fidelis. Appeal Democrat Aug 29, 2009 (Names of Survivors Omitted)
  Burial	Sutter Cemetery, Sutter County, California, United States
  Person ID	I60085	Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Chester LeRoy Bowen,   b. 8 Feb 1882, Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States d. 30 Sep 1958, Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Rhetta Josephine Parker,   b. 5 Jul 1883, Butte County, California, United States d. 16 Jun 1975, Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905
  Family ID	F7158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Irene Bowen,   b. 21 Apr 1915   d. 20 Jun 2000 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F20906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Sutter Cemetery, Sutter County, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth