Bonnell Bowen

1934—2022

Bonnell Bowen, 87, of Kenova, W.Va., went to be with his Lord the morning of Thursday, April 7, 2022, at home following a brief illness of cancer.

Born Sept. 30, 1934, in Job, he was the son of the late Earshel and Martha Mills Bowen.

He was a member of the Catlettsburg Freewill Baptist Church and the American Legion Post 93. He retired from C.J. Hughes Construction Company, where he worked as a heavy equipment operator, proudly served his nation in the U.S. Army, and attended the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Prichard, W.Va.

Mr. Bowen leaves behind his wife, Lenore “Ellen” Bowen, his children Marie Tapscott of Katy, Texas, Connie Overstreet, Wanda Staley and Cynthia (Larry) Mayne, all of Huntington, W.Va., Garry Bowen of Cleveland, Tenn., Bernice (Wayne) Brown of Fort Collins, Colo., Teresa Bowen of Kenova, W.Va., and Erma Morton of Charleston, W.Va. In addition to his children, he leaves behind 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, one brother Larry James, two sisters Janet Gant and Loretha Muncy, along with a host of other relatives and friends.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years, Ina Mae Bowen, two sisters, Veva Pack and Emma Endicott, and one brother, Donald Bowen.

Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Reger Funeral Home and Crematory Ceredo-Kenova Chapel, Ceredo, W.Va., with Pastor Ron Scarberry officiating. Burial was in Maple Hill at Docks Creek Cemetery in Kenova, W.Va. The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at regerfh.com.