hmtl5 Bernice Bowen b. 20 Dec 1916 Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 17 Oct 1998 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

Bernice Bowen

Female 1916 - 1998  (81 years)


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  • Name Bernice Bowen 
    • daughter of Oscar Bowen and Nellie Scott [1]
    Born 20 Dec 1916  Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 Oct 1998  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I1401  Gritton
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2024 

    Family Herman Clifford Schafer,   b. 19 Aug 1913, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1997  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lawrence H. Schafer,   b. 18 Apr 1938, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1967  (Age 29 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Dec 1916 - Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Oct 1998 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Bernice Irene Bell, 81, of Danville, passed away at 9:35 p.m. Saturday (Oct 17, 1998) at Provena USMC, Logan campus.
      She was born in Hope, Ill., on Dec. 20, 1916, the daughter of the late Oscar and Nellie (Scott) Bowen. On Dec. 16, 1967, she married Allen E. Bell in Anaheim, Calif. He survives. Also surviving are: four grandchildren, Simpi (Dave) Lenover and Carla Schafer, both of Danville, Shelia Schafer of Knoxville, Tenn., and Clifford Schafer of Muncie, Ill., one daughter-in-law, Jo-Della (Larry) Sullivan of Danville; one nephew, Steve Kelly and one niece, Susan Kelly, both of St. Charles, Ill.; five great-grandchildren and two step grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Lawrence Schafer and two sisters.
      For a time she worked in the cosmetics department of Carson Pharmacy in Danville and Park Lido Pharmacy in Newport Beach, Calif. She enjoyed sewing and oil painting.
      Funeral services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct 21 at Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center; Officiating: Pastor Ken Bostwick; Burial: Sunset Memorial Park; Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the funeral home; Memorials: American Heart Association.
      The Commercial News, Danville, Illinois, October 19, 1998.
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Obituary.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S16] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.