Born June 10, 1937, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Joseph and Rachel (Holden) Bowman.
Mr. Bowman was employed by Sprint as a data technician,
He was a member of the National Rifle Association. He was an avid hunter, outdoorsman and NASCAR fan.
Mr. Bowman is survived by his wife, Gladys (Garland) Bowman; three sons, Richard D. Bowman Jr. of Shippensburg, Tom Bowman of Chambersburg and Joe Bowman of Fayetteville; two sisters, Mary Black of Gratham, Wash., and Janet Ramsey of Chambersburg; four brothers, Kenneth Bowman, Wayne Bowman, Robert Bowman and Charles Bowman, all of Chambersburg; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph Bowman Jr. and Glen Bowman, and two sisters, Frances Bowman and Helen Lind.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home, 725 Norland Ave., Chambersburg, with the Rev. Charles Kind officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Chambersburg.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.
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