Phillip Clyde Bower1,2 
M, (10 April 1912 - 30 March 1994)
Phillip Clyde Bower was born on 10 April 1912.3,4 He was the son of George J. Bower and Laura E. Kinley.1 Phillip Clyde Bower married, at age 34, Grace Minerva Weigle, age 26, daughter of Judson Fulmore Weigle and Annie Marina Sholder, on Tuesday, 2 July 1946.1,2 Phillip Clyde Bower died on 30 March 1994 at Williamsport Hospital, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 81 years, 11 months and 20 days.4,2 He was buried on 2 April 1994 in the Montoursville Cemetery, located in Montoursville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.3
He was a farmer between 1935 and 1980. He and Grace Minerva Weigle never had any children.1 His obituary was published sometime in 1994 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
He joined the Military on June 17, 1942 as a Military Policeman on Foreign Service. Honorably discharged from the United States Army, Private Philip Clyde Bower, of Williamsport, RD 2, son of Mrs. Laura Bower and the late George J. Bower, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Daniel Robinson, who resides in South Williamsport. Pvt. Bower saw action in the South Pacific area, serving with the infantry and motored police for 18 months, and received his discharge after suffering an attack of malaria. He trained at Fort McClellen, AL and Camp Stonehan, CA before going overseas on September 1, 1942. He had also been employed by Cromar Flooring and then retired from Stone Container Corporation. He was a member of Howard W. Kahler Post 844, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a life member of the Old Lycoming Volunteer Fire Company as well as being a member of the Pine Street United Methodist Church.
He was a farmer between 1935 and 1980. He and Grace Minerva Weigle never had any children.1 His obituary was published sometime in 1994 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
He joined the Military on June 17, 1942 as a Military Policeman on Foreign Service. Honorably discharged from the United States Army, Private Philip Clyde Bower, of Williamsport, RD 2, son of Mrs. Laura Bower and the late George J. Bower, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Daniel Robinson, who resides in South Williamsport. Pvt. Bower saw action in the South Pacific area, serving with the infantry and motored police for 18 months, and received his discharge after suffering an attack of malaria. He trained at Fort McClellen, AL and Camp Stonehan, CA before going overseas on September 1, 1942. He had also been employed by Cromar Flooring and then retired from Stone Container Corporation. He was a member of Howard W. Kahler Post 844, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a life member of the Old Lycoming Volunteer Fire Company as well as being a member of the Pine Street United Methodist Church.
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010
Citations
- [S74] Ralph Henry Weigle, "Family Group Sheets - Weigle / Sholder," supplied 14 November 1998 (Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA).
- [S723] Grace M. Bower obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 19 August 2002. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S16] 1388 Carey Hill Rd., Montoursville, PA 17754 Donna Edler Sayah and (570) 435-0890, Scrapbook of: newspaper clippings containing births, marriages and obituaries; Memorial Service Cards; and personal note (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), Funeral Card.
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. PHILIP C BOWER, birth listed as 10 Apr 1912, died listed as 30 Mar 1994, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 29 Feb 2004.