Oree Bennie Bowen (1929 - 2008)

Born 13 Mar 1929 in Simpson County, Mississippi

Ancestors

Oree Bennie Bowen is buried in Merchant Cemetery.

Biography

Oree Bennie Bowen was born on Mar 13, 1929 in Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of Thomas Jefferson Bowen and Iva Robinson. He had six siblings, namely: Odis, Mary Grace, Gertrude, James Ottice, Gladys K., and Thomas Olen. He died on Mar 04, 2008 (Age at Death: 78). When he was 25, he married Tommie Lou Prestwood, daughter of Buddy Prestwood and Maggie Prestwood, on Oct 27, 1954 (date on headstone).

Oree Bennie Bowen was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Merchant Cemetery). Race: (White) He lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

Oree Bennie Bowen and Tommie Lou Prestwood had the following children (4 more listed in son's obits; Dexter Bowen, Bennie Ray Bowen, Tanya James, and Heidi Wagster):

1. Norman A. Bowen was born on Jan 15, 1957 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Aug 30, 2009 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 52). He married Becky Jackson on May 21, 1976.
2. Lloyd Wade Bowen was born on Oct 03, 1964. He died on Jun 23, 2006 (Age at Death: 41).

Cemetery Project Research by Myrtis^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Myrtis Bishop, February 9, 2015.

• 1930 census
• Headstone