Obituaries: Willie Bowie, 1959, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 16, 1959 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Willie Bowie, 68, Well Known Negro, Succumbs April 4

Willie Bowie, 68, well known Winnfield Negro, who had spent most of his
lifetime here, died in Pineville Charity hospital April 14.  He had been
employed for many years by Milam's Grocery Store as delivery man and coffee
parcher.  He served as Grand Master of the local Negro Masonic Lodge, and was
a member of Isaac and Rebecca Lodge.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church,
with burial to follow in the Winnfield Colored Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Molemar Bowie; two daughters, Beatrice Shannon
and Nova Scott; and one sister, Lillie Griffin, and a host of nieces and
nephews, all of Winnfield.