Individual Details

Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Saturday, October 19, 1957, Page 3, Col. 5: Mrs. Joe McGowen Placed At Rest At Hobbs Cem. Mrs. Leona Pearl McGowen aged 70, died at the home of her daughter, 527 Maple, at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon after being ill some two years. She had resided here all her life. She as born March 20, 1887 in Butler county and was married to Joe McGowen on Feb. 20, 1903. She was a member of Hobbs chapel church 44 years. She leaves her husband and the following children: Mrs. Orpha Cocran of Fisk; Dulsie Warbington, Royal Oak, Mich., Juanita Johnson of Fisk, Clois McGowen of Hemit, Calif., Norman McGowen of Montpelier, Ohio; 17 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and one brother, Artis Ham of Dudley. Funeral services were at the Presbyterian church in Fisk at 2 Friday afternoon with burial in Hobbs chapel cemetery. White of Fisk, service.

Birth	20 Mar 1887	Butler Co., Missouri
Birth	20 Mar 1887	Hamtown, Butler Co., Missouri
Residence	1900	Saint Francois, Butler Co., Missouri
Marriage	22 Feb 1903	Stoddard Co., Missouri - Joseph Harvey McGowen
Death	16 Oct 1957	Butler Co., Missouri
Alt name		Geona Perk Ham
Burial		Hobbs Chapel Cemetery, Puxico, Stoddard Co., Missouri

Spouse	Joseph Harvey McGowen (1881 - 1959)
Child	Orpha Beryl McGowen (1906 - 1999)
Child	Dulcie Leita McGowen (1908 - 1989)
Child	Juanita Pearl McGowen (1911 - 1994)
Child	Clois Beryl McGowen (1915 - 1989)
Child	Norman Adell "Mac" McGowen (1922 - 2006)

Father	Stephen F. Ham (1858 - 1902)
Mother	Cynthia A. Reading (1861 - )
Sibling	Leania Ham (1881 - 1900)
Sibling	Steven "Artis" Ham (1898 - 1968)