Marle Theodore "Ted" Bowen, 74, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away on Fri, May 25, 2012 at White River Medical Facility in Batesville, Arkansas.
Ted was born on Jul 6, 1937 in Spencer, MI, the son of the late Marle and Eugenia Bowen. He graduated from Holland High School in 1955 and was a veteran serving our country in the US Army. On Oct 18, 1958 Ted married Marva Rice. They resided in Holland until Ted retired from Holland Hitch and moved to Kalkaska in 1978. Marva passed away on Dec 22, 1986.
Ted later married Ida Baggs on Oct 7, 1989. They were members of the Lions Club. Ida passed away on Feb 23, 2005. Ted moved to Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas in 2005, where he enjoyed the warmer weather and made great new friends. Ted loved going to auctions. He also had a love for conversation and could often be found at the local coffee shop.
Ted is survived by his daughter, Sandra (Terrence) Van Ochten of Rapid City; granddaughters, Danielle (Craig) Null of For Myers, FL, Samantha (Jordan) Willis of South Boardman, Michaela Pahl of Rapid City; great grandchildren, Isabelle and Chandler; his siblings, Connie (James) Smith of Walker, Cherry VanDine of Apison, TN, Jan (Dave) Payne of Grand Haven, Mike (Lanette) Bowen of Hudsonville; and sister in law, Joyce (Gary) Bowen.
Preceding Ted in death were his father, Marle Bowen; his mother, Eugenia Perkins; his stepfather, Clarence Perkins; and a brother, Gary Bowen.
The funeral service was held on Sun, Jun 3 at 3pm at Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Visitation began one hour prior to the service. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery on Mon, Jun 4 at 10am.
