We left Portland for Medford on Thursday morning. Picked up a Starbucks and hit the road, until Rice Hill. You can not pass Rice Hill with out stopping for Umpqua Ice Cream, it would be a sin if you did skip it. So at 10:30AM we had ice cream and a half hour later Dutch Bros. Coffee, just a couple of my favorite Oregon things. I will try to post pictures of us here in Oregon.
It is really different being home and not having Mom here. I know she is in Heaven rejoicing, but it still hurts not having her here. Dad seems to be doing really well and the same can be said for my sister and brother.
We all are really tired and will soon be off to bed so I will close now with the Mom's revised obituary.
Thanks again for all you thoughts and prayers.
God Bless and "Never Give Up... Never Ever Give Up!"
Rob
Juanita Mae (Dunkin) Bowden
was born on May 02, 1931 in Hontubbe, OK to Floyd Henry Dunkin and Grace Ona
(Pickle) Dunkin. She attended schools in Heavener, OK and graduated Heavener
High School.
The Dunkin family moved to
Canby, California in 1948 following the timber industry.
She was employed as a clerk
by Ralph L. Smith Lumber Co. sawmill in Canby, Ca. She there met the love of
her life, Joe Bowden, a timber faller. Juanita and Joe were married in Reno, NV
on June 11, 1949. They were blessed by the birth of three children, Diana, Ron
and Rob. Juanita and Joe celebrated 63 years of marriage this June.
In 1953 they moved their
family to Yreka, CA. While living in
Yreka , Juanita worked at Montgomery Wards, Rascos, Bob Carlson Insurance,
Beverly Manor and Siskiyou County Mental Health. Juanita and Joe were active members of the
Yreka First Baptist Church .
She and Joe moved to Ashland
OR in 1983 due to lumber mills closing in Yreka, as Joe was still working in
the lumber industry. She worked as the Administrative Assistant to the
President of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce until her retirement in April
1993. In 1992 Joe and Juanita moved to Medford, Or. They became active members
of the Eastwood Baptist Church in 1984.
One of Juanita’s favorites
things to do was to take rides in the rain. She also enjoyed fishing, playing
golf, board games, cards, camping, traveling and most of all being with her
grandchildren and great-granddaughters.
Juanita and Joe enjoyed
cruises to the Panama Canal, Alaska, Carribean Islands, Cancun and Akumal, and
travels throughout the U.S.
She is survived by her
husband, Joe Bowden and their children and families: Diana and Larry McCulley
of Canby, CA and children, Tom and Jennifer McCulley, Megan and Chris Walker
and daughters MacKenzie and Reagan; Ron and Ginia Bowden of Shelbyville, IN and
children, Kimball and Lisa Bowden and daughter Aurora of Shelbyville, IN;
Alexis and Sam Ray and daughter Cambria of Fishers, IN; Rob and Tracy Bowden
and son Drew of Troy, MI . Other family members include her brother Jack Dunkin
of Brookings, OR and sisters Dollie Mizell of Wichita, KS and Wanda Fulfer of
Adin, CA
Memorial service for Juanita
is scheduled for Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Eastwood Baptist Church, 675 N.
Keene Way Dr., Medford, OR at 2:00 p.m., Rev. Randolph Miller officiating.
Contributions may be made to Rainbow Acres Project at Eastwood Baptist Church
at the above address, in memory of Juanita Bowden. A fellowship dinner will follow the service
in the Koinonia Building at Eastwood Baptist.
