John Edward Bowman (1932-2022)

John Edward Bowman, 89, of Buda, Texas, passed way January 21, 2022 in Buda.  John was born in San Diego, California to John Ealey Birdsall and Barbara Bronson on March 16, 1932. 

John served in the military for 7 years as a Marine in the US Air Force and the US Army as a heavy equipment operator in the Combat Engineers.  He worked as a cowboy for ranches in Arizona and the Texas Panhandle for 7 years.  

John married Lovina Marble in 1960 in Flagstaff, Arizona. They raised 10 children while he worked on an Arizona power plant as a heavy equipment operator and a traffic manager – retiring after 19 years.