Mart Daily Herald
Thursday, June 27, 1963

Funeral Services for W. E. Bower, Ben Hur, Held Thursday

Wilburn Emmit Bower, 58, died at 9:15 p.m. June 25 at his home in the Ben Hur community.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Ben Hur Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Ball and Rev. Henry Brown officiating. Burial was in Criswell Cemetery near Ben Hur.

Mr. Bower was born in Limestone County. He married Ethel Brooks in 1926 at Big Hill. He was an employee of the Mexia State School. Mr. Bower was a member of the Ben Hur Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; one son, James Bower of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Guynell Read and Mrs. Davie Joy May, both of Fort Worth; two brothers, H. E. Bower of Groesbeck and Col. D. E. Bower of Waco; two sisters, Mrs. Zelda Rutherford of Mart and Mrs. Opal Justice of Groesbeck; and one grandchild.



The Mexia Daily News
Thursday, June 27, 1963

Last Rites Held At Ben Hur For Wilburn Bower

Funeral services were held at the Ben Hur Baptist Church Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock for Wilburn E. Bower, 58, a lifelong resident of Limestone County who died at his home in the Ben Hur community Tuesday night.

The services will be conducted by the Rev. Wayne Ball and the Rev. Henry Brown, both of Waco. Burial will be in the Criswell cemetery near Ben Hur with the Shelton Funeral Home of Groesbeck in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Bower was born in Limestone County on April 25, 1905. He was a farmer in the Ben Hur community for a number of years and was employed at the Mexia State School at the time of his death. He was a member of the Ben Hur Baptist Church.

Besides his wife, Mr. Bower is survived by a son, James W. Bower, of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Guynell Read and Mrs. Davie Joy May, both of Waco, and one grandchild.

Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Zelda Rutherford, of Mart, and Mrs. Opal Justice, of Groesbeck; and two brothers, H. E. Bower, of Groesbeck, and Col. D. E. Bower, of Waco.