Lloyd Bowman

Lloyd was born November 15, 1926, in Des Moines, Iowa to Alma Rebecca Serophia (Anderson) and Olof Bowman. During his lifetime he served honorably in the US Navy as an Electronic Technician's Mate Second Class, was active in his community and church, as well as Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF). Through his wife Velma he came to know Jesus in his twenties and together they helped in any way they could from building benches, cleaning, driving buses and teaching Sunday School as well as supporting the White Cross at Westchester E. Free Church, where he was a founding member. Lloyd retired from the USPS in November of 1998 after 38 years of service. Lloyd was a man of few words, but the words he had for anyone were always full of love and wisdom.

Lloyd is survived by his two sons, David Bowman (Linda Bowman) & John Bowman; as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren, Charles Easter, Cynthia Easter-Taylor and her daughter Michelle Taylor, Dean Sturtevant (Pati Hope) and DeAnna Sturtevant (Lucas Brinkmeyer) and their daughter, Lilith Brinkmeyer, Christopher Bowman, Alexander Bowman and Mollie King and her son, Jonah King as well as two nieces, Marilyn Lynde and Jeanne Bornand.

He is preceded in death by his loving wife of almost 54 years, Velma Jean (Potter) Bowman and his daughters Mary LuJean Bowman and LaVonne (Bowman) Sturtevant; as well as his parents and siblings; Hazel Bornard, Florence Bowman, George Bowman & Harold Bowman.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 29, 2018, at Westchester Evangelical Free Church, 4919 Aurora Ave, Des Moines. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, October 28, 2018, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave., Des Moines.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Child Evangelism Fellowship of Iowa or to The White Cross at Westchester Evangelical Free Church.

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