Cecil O. Bowen
July 25, 1930 - May 12, 2012

Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home 943 Highway 425 North Monticello, AR 71655 Map & Directions Graveside Service Arkansas Veterans Cemetery 1501 West Maryland Ave. North Little Rock ,  AR 72120 5/16/2012 1:00 p.m. Map & Directions   Arkansas State Veteran's Cemetery 1501 West Maryland Ave. North Little Rock, AR 72120 Map & Directions

Cecil O. Bowen, age 81, of Wilmar died Saturday, May 12, 2012. He was born July 25, 1930, in Swifton, AR to the late Cecil C. and Marie Bowen. A brother, Bill Bowen, also preceded him in death.

He was retired as a Master Sergeant from the US Army where he served as a medic. At the end of his military career he served as an Army Recruiter. After retirement, he got in to the farming business.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jean Bowen; two sons David Bowen of Hot Springs Village and Ronnie Bowen of Dallas, TX; two daughters Patty Withers and Susie Strickland both of Monticello; and three grandchildren, Jessica Strickland of Houston, TX, Amy Withers of Shreveport, LA, and Tyler Bowen of Hot Springs Village; three half-brothers Allen Bowen of Tuckerman, Sammy Bowen of Swifton, and Kenny Bowen of Weiner; one sister, Wanda Jackson of Newport and one half-sister, Sharon Webb of Swifton