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Obituary- Cowan, John 1

John T. Cowan
ROSSVILLE — John T Cowan, 90, Rossville, died Monday, Feb. 3, 1992, at a St. Marys nursing home.
Mr. Cowan had taught two years at Neive School near Delia, then farmed until he retired in 1975 and moved to Rossville.
He was born Sept. 9, 1901, at Uniontown, Ky., the son of John and Sarah Barnett Cowan. He moved to the Delia area in 1911 where he at¬tended Goldenrod School. He was graduated from Delia High School in 1919.
Mr. Cowan was treasurer of Gold¬enrod School Board and later of Delia High School Board, both for many years.
He was married to Grace J. Kelly Nov. 26, 1925, at Emmett. She died May 28, 1987.
Survivors include four daughters, Elaine Phillips, Olathe, Laurita Hammel, Manhattan, Louise Deiter, Maple Hill, and Anne Steinbock, Topeka; a son, Ron Cowan, Rossville, 21 grand¬children and 29 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Mr. Cowan will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at Verschelden Fu¬neral Home in St. Marys where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m.

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