Lena May Bowen

Lena May Bowen, age 98, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away at the Life Care Center, Brookfield, Missouri on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. She was born on February 19, 1912, the daughter of Charles Milton and Carrie Estella (Linton) Seiberling in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was a 1929 graduate of Chillicothe High School. She attended Kirksville State College. On March 4, 1944 she married Buel "Jerry" Bowen in Chillicothe, Missouri. He preceded her in death on February 24, 1959. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone from 1936 until 1977. Prior to working for Southwestern Bell, she was a Rural School Teacher for Smith Campbell School and Swain School. She is survived by one nephew David Seiberling of Chillicothe, Missouri; two nieces, Martha McIntyre of Brookfield, Missouri and Carol Hirsh of Austin, Texas; several great nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother George Seiberling and one sister Edith Marie Seiberling. Services will be held at the Liberty Methodist Church, on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. There is no scheduled family visitation. Friends may call after 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri. Burial will be in Avalon Cemetery, Avalon, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Liberty Chapel United Methodist Church and may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Online condolences may be left at www.lindleyfuenralhomes.com Arrangements are pending and will be announced later by the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri.