Velma R. Bowman…November 4, 1918 – October 22, 2011

   
A Service of Celebration for longtime Lamar resident, Velma Rose Bowman will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Reverend Jeff Alexander officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery.
Visitation for Mrs. Bowman will be held from 1:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 and Thursday from 9:00 AM until service times at the Peacock Funeral Home.
Velma was born on November 4, 1918 at Pratt County, Kansas to George W. and Dora E. (Brooks) Hardin and passed away at the Bent County Health Care Center in Las Animas, Colorado on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the age of 92.
She was preceded in death by her husband Jack O. Bowman on February 19, 1995, parents, her son David O. Bowman and 4 sisters and 2 brothers.
Velma is survived by her daughters; Susan (Alfred) Bergquist of Lamar, Sandra Miller of Lamar and Sherry Rae Scott of Georgetown, TX. She is also survived by her grandchildren; Sara (Dustin) Campbell, Angela (John) Sutphin, Teri Miller, Charlie (Ashly) Brown, Katie Brown, Richard Scott and George Scott as well as her great grandchildren; Jakzon, Alexus, McKenzie, Brook, James and Victoria. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Memorial Contributions may be made to either the Lamar United Methodist Church, Lamar Area Hospice or to the Lamar Community College Foundation.   Arrangements are under the direction of the Peacock Family.
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