Nov 15,1928- Knob Noster Gem
Samuel Lloyd B owman was born in Wayne County,
Indiana, March 31,1849. He departed this life on
November 9,1928 at the age of 79 years,7 months & 9 days.
He was united in marriage to Lucy Ann Marshall in the year
1880. To this union 10 children were born, five of which 
died in infancy. He leaves to mourn his untimely departure
the following son and daughters, Lewis and Cora of the 
home, Mrs Lee Rice, Mrs John Kirby, and Mrs Leonard Rice
of Knob Noster, also 9 grandchildren. He united with the
Christian Church of Mt Zion when a young man.
A true Christian, a model father from us is gone,
And we long to cross that river,Long to rest upon that shore,
There to see and know and love them, with the Savior evermore.
The funeral was held at Mt Zion Church at Dunksburg, Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. C.W. West. Interment
in the Dunksburg cemetery. The pall bearers were:
Walter Pace, Wm.Carter, Len Souder, Geo. Strickland, 
Jno. Winston and Willis Welch

Mrs Mary Etta (Bowman) Rice, age 91 of 200 N Green St,
Lee's Summit died January 24 at the Lee's Summit 
community Hospital. She was born Jan.14, 1893 near 
knob Noster. She and her husband moved to Lee's
Summit from north of Knob Noster in 1939. She was 
a member of the Mt Zion Christian Church north of 
Knb Nister, Mrs Rice was preceded in death by her husband,
Leonard and one son Loid Rice.  Survivors include one 
son Raymond F Rice and one daughter Mrs Bruce (Ethel)
Winston, both of Lee's Summit, 7 grandchildren, 
23 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren.
Services were held at 1;30 Thursday Jan.26 at the Langford
Funeral Chapel in Lee's Summit. Burial was in Lee's Summit
cemetery. Pall bearers were grandsons..--- 1984