Individual Details
James Willard "Willard" Bowman
(30 Jan 1930 - 3 May 2017)
Willard Bowman graduated from Bridgewater College with a license as a minister. Willard meet Mary Alice Ankrum in French class at Bridgewater. Instead of continuing to seminary, Willard returned to the farm to assume management as his father was in poor health. He was a life-long member of the Bethlehem Church of the Brethren. Willard also served a number of congregations as pastor: Grottoes, Pleasant Hill, Fremont, Bethany, Ferrum, and Boones Chapel (now renamed Lighthouse).
Willard and Mary Alice Bowman hosted students from France, Ireland, Kenya and Russia. They also helped resettle refugees from Vietnam.
Willard and Mary Alice Bowman hosted students from France, Ireland, Kenya and Russia. They also helped resettle refugees from Vietnam.
Events
| Birth | 30 Jan 1930 | Boones Mill, Franklin, VA |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Sep 1952 | Living | |||
| Death | 3 May 2017 | Boones Mill, Franklin, VA |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | George Lee Bowman (1890 - 1964) |
| Mother | Mary Florence FLORA (1893 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Flora Eleanor Bowman (1917 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Virgie Marie Bowman (1919 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Bruce Wayne Bowman (1921 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Geneva Lorayne Bowman (1923 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Doris Kathryn Bowman (1927 - 2017) |
Endnotes
1. Bowman, Sarah Ann (Hoover). 270 Bowmont Farm Lane, Boones Mill, VA 24065. Telephone: 540-334-2177. Email: bowmont1839@gmail.com.