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Obituary- Bowers, Christina 1

Christina L. Bowers
Christina L. Bowers, 87, Delia, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at a Topeka hospital.
She was born February 2, 1914 in Delia, the daughter of Nels and Alta Keller Thompson.
She lived in the Delia communi¬ty most of her life. She graduated from Delia High School. She was a school teacher at Neive School for five years and a substitute teacher at the High Prairie School. In 1968, she and her son were graduated from Washburn University. She received her Masters in Education degree from Washburn University in 1978. She taught first grade 13 years at the Colorado Grade School in Holton. She retired in the spring of 1981 be¬cause of her husband’s health. She was a substitute teacher for USD 321 from 1984 until 1998.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. She was also a member of the Delia Quilters and the Delia Card Club. She was a past 4-H leader and a past member of the Jackson County FCE Unit. She was a member of the Re¬tired Teachers Association.
On May 2, 1938, she married Lawrence A. Bowers at Holy Name Catholic Church in Topeka. He died November 8, 1983. An infant son, I James F. Bowers, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include three daugh¬ters, Christina Brennan-Rezac and Katherine Diane Budden, both of St. Marys, and Ruth Anne Walker, Au¬burn; two sons, Lawrence A. Bow¬ers, Jr., Delia, and John E. Bowers, Joliet, IL; a sister, Emma Bowers, Silver Lake; 26 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Sa¬cred Heart Catholic Church, Delia. Burial was in Adrian Cemetery northwest of Delia in Jackson Coun¬ty. A rosary was recited at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home Thursday at 7:30 p.m., followed by a prayer ser¬vice at 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice and sent in care of Piper-Verschelden Funer¬al Home.
Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, was in charge of arrangements.

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