1915 #976258 Marriages of Lawrence Co., Tenn

	Bk 11 - p. 87 Sep. 30, 1915 Bouden, Clark  Lora Ledford
				10/3/1915
				J.B. Crews

1920 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee

  39 39 Allens Creek Road
  Bowden, Clark O.   M W 29 M       Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Lora               F W 20 M       Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Coleman E.         M W 3 8/12 S   Tenn Tenn Tenn
  James C.           M W 8/12       Tenn Tenn Tenn

1930 Census - Shelby County, Ohio
Sidney City - 12 April 1930

  825 341 370 St. Marys Ave.
  Bowden, Omer C.    Head  M W 39 M 25 Tenn Tenn Tenn Painter at Machine Tool Co.
  Lora F.            Wife  F W 30 M 15 Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Colman E.          Son   M W 13 S    Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Clay J.            Son   M W 11 S    Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Elwood W.          Son   M W  8 S    Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Arline             Dau   F W 4 10/12 S Ohio Tenn Tenn
  Mabel M.           Dau   F W 2 9/12  S Ohio Tenn Tenn

1974 Sidney, Ohio Daily News - Shared by Garry Wayne Brewer

From the Sidney Daily News, Wednesday September 11, 1974.  City man apparent suicide victim .  A city
man was found dead this morning with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Sidney
Police reported today. The victim was identified as Omar Bowden, 84627 Maywood Place. His body was
taken to Wilson Memorial Hosital where an autopsy was to have been performed today. Bowden was found
at the Maywood Place residence by his son William, police said . He had been residing with his son. 
A neighbor reported the incident to police at 3:22 a.m . The body was found in the west part of the
garage with a 38 caliber revolver nearby, police said.  The time of death was not known. His son told
officers he had left Tuesday at 7:30 p.m . and returned shortly after 3 a.m. Today. He was born Aug.
30, 1890 in Wayne County, Tenn. son of Robert and Maria Bowden. In 1916 he married the former Lora
Bedford. She died in 1965 .  Survivors include four sons; William E. of Sidney, with whom he lived,
James C. Troy, Bruce, Orlando, Fla, Franklin, Kettering, four daughters, Mrs. Vanus (Alrene) Falke,
R.R.2 Sidney , Mrs. Charles (Mabel)Smith, Sidney, Mrs. Don (Carolyn) Bodenmiller, Port Jefferson,
Mrs. Larry (Kay)Jackson, Piqua; 24 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ethel
Ames, Adrian, Mich.  Mr. Bowden was a paint room foreman at the former Sidney Machine Tool Company
before his retirement. Services will be Friday at 10 a.m at the Cromes Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr.
Ross Wilhide officiating.  Burial will be in Cedar Point Cemetery, Pasco.  Friends may call at the
funeral home Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday until the hour of service.