Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Martha M. " Mart " Bowsher
( May 11, 1923 - June 4, 2016 )
Residence: Monticello (formerly of Buffalo), Indiana
Died: Saturday, June 04, 2016
Location: 12:50 p.m., while residing at the White Oak Health Campus of Monticello, Indiana
Age: 93
Date of Birth: Friday, May 11, 1923
Birth place: White County, near Seafield, Wolcott, Indiana
Father: John C. Talbutt
Mother: Vicie L. ( Hughes ) Talbutt
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Martha moved from Wolcott to Buffalo, Indiana, in 1931.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Funeral Location: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Celebration of Life Service at the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana.
Clergy: Sam Cosgray
Burial will take place:
Buffalo Cemetery in Buffalo, Indiana
Visitation will be:
3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana, and from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Mrs. Bowsher moved from Wolcott to Buffalo, Indiana, in 1931. She attended Seafield School her first three years graduating from Buffalo High School of Buffalo, Indiana, in 1941. Martha lived in White County, Indiana, all her life except five years during World War II when her husband, Clifford, was in service. Clifford and Martha owned and operated a convenience store " Bowsher’s Place" in Buffalo, Indiana for thirty - four (34) years, retiring in 1983. Mrs. Bowsher was an attending member of the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana. She was a member of the Pulaski - White Telephone Board for eighteen (18) years. Martha was a Liberty Township advisory board member and the Liberty Township Trustee for twelve (12) years. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary, and a member of the Moose Lodge Auxiliary, all of Monticello, Indiana. Martha was a previous member of the Kiwanis of Monticello, Indiana, and the Buffalo Cemetery Board of Buffalo, Indiana.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be made to the Buffalo Fire Department or the Buffalo Christian Church, both of Buffalo, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and at the church.
Marriage Information: On August 25, 1942, in Eureka, California, she married Clifford L. Bowsher of Buffalo, Indiana; he passed away on December 4, 1986.
Survivors include:
Son, Daniel L. "Dan" (wife Joan) Bowsher of Monticello, Indiana; Granddaughter, Tobi J. Phillips of Indianapolis, Indiana; Grandson, Scott D. (wife Candy) Bowsher of Rockville, Indiana; Great Grandson, Mason D. Bowsher of Rockville, Indiana; Brother, William J. (wife Sally) Talbutt of Valrico, Florida; Sister, Annavieve R. (husband Herb) Harmon of Plymouth, Indiana.
Preceded in Death:
Parents,John C. and Vicie L. (Hughes) Talbutt; Husband, Clifford L. Bowsher;Sisters, Liberty D. (husband Lloyd) Hunt, and Katheryn I. (husband Raymond) Harmon; Childhood Friend, Virginia (husband Phillip) McCombs, with whom Martha was raised; Companion, Virgil Jones.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.
Died: Saturday, June 04, 2016
Location: 12:50 p.m., while residing at the White Oak Health Campus of Monticello, Indiana
Age: 93
Date of Birth: Friday, May 11, 1923
Birth place: White County, near Seafield, Wolcott, Indiana
Father: John C. Talbutt
Mother: Vicie L. ( Hughes ) Talbutt
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Martha moved from Wolcott to Buffalo, Indiana, in 1931.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Funeral Location: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Celebration of Life Service at the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana.
Clergy: Sam Cosgray
Burial will take place:
Buffalo Cemetery in Buffalo, Indiana
Visitation will be:
3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana, and from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Mrs. Bowsher moved from Wolcott to Buffalo, Indiana, in 1931. She attended Seafield School her first three years graduating from Buffalo High School of Buffalo, Indiana, in 1941. Martha lived in White County, Indiana, all her life except five years during World War II when her husband, Clifford, was in service. Clifford and Martha owned and operated a convenience store " Bowsher’s Place" in Buffalo, Indiana for thirty - four (34) years, retiring in 1983. Mrs. Bowsher was an attending member of the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana. She was a member of the Pulaski - White Telephone Board for eighteen (18) years. Martha was a Liberty Township advisory board member and the Liberty Township Trustee for twelve (12) years. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary, and a member of the Moose Lodge Auxiliary, all of Monticello, Indiana. Martha was a previous member of the Kiwanis of Monticello, Indiana, and the Buffalo Cemetery Board of Buffalo, Indiana.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be made to the Buffalo Fire Department or the Buffalo Christian Church, both of Buffalo, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and at the church.
Marriage Information: On August 25, 1942, in Eureka, California, she married Clifford L. Bowsher of Buffalo, Indiana; he passed away on December 4, 1986.
Survivors include:
Son, Daniel L. "Dan" (wife Joan) Bowsher of Monticello, Indiana; Granddaughter, Tobi J. Phillips of Indianapolis, Indiana; Grandson, Scott D. (wife Candy) Bowsher of Rockville, Indiana; Great Grandson, Mason D. Bowsher of Rockville, Indiana; Brother, William J. (wife Sally) Talbutt of Valrico, Florida; Sister, Annavieve R. (husband Herb) Harmon of Plymouth, Indiana.
Preceded in Death:
Parents,John C. and Vicie L. (Hughes) Talbutt; Husband, Clifford L. Bowsher;Sisters, Liberty D. (husband Lloyd) Hunt, and Katheryn I. (husband Raymond) Harmon; Childhood Friend, Virginia (husband Phillip) McCombs, with whom Martha was raised; Companion, Virgil Jones.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.