I just heard of Arland's passing the other day. I am so sorry!!! He was such a great grandfather! I loved how the few times he got to be around my kids....how he treated them like his own grandchildren. What I loved most about him is how he always laughed and smiled! And Oh what a kidder! I again am sorry. May God heal, comfort, strengthen, and give you unending peace.
Terrie Barney(Walker)
July 21, 2013 | Chula Vista, CA
Sorry to hear of your loss.May god bless you all.
Dale Farrar
June 18, 2013 | Ellington, CT
Our sincere condolences for your loss. Our prayers and best wishes are with you all during this difficult time.
Walt & Vicky Davis
May 29, 2013 | Minden, LA
Dear Dawn (and Raymond),
Sorry to be late with this, for once bad news traveled slowly. I'll miss catching up with Arland at our reunions--I have known him since I was 6 years old, a thread that goes way back. Love to both of you and your families.
Susan Burns
May 27, 2013 | Boston, MA
May 13, 2013
Dawn, Troy, Tracy and Families,
I was so saddened when I read in the chronicle yesterday that Arland had passed away. What a guy he was, always smiling sitting out on the porch as I last remember him. How he used to pick on me when I was out walking said he was waiting for it to rain so my t-shirt would get wet lol. He was a joker and so full of life and I will miss seeing him out on the porch when we come home this summer. You all have such special memories of him and...
May 13, 2013
Tracey and Troy and Mrs. Bowen,
I'm so sorry for your loss. Your Dad was always so friendly and had a smile whenever I saw him. You have always been such a close family and I'm glad you have so many wonderful memories to hold onto. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. I'm so sorry.
Myra Alix
May 13, 2013 | Jay, VT
Mrs. Bowen, Troy and Tracy,
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I have fond memories of the piles of dirt he left for us to play in with our match box cars, the ice skating rink he made every winter in the yard and the loud, cheerful hellos from the porch every time I came home for a visit. My condolences.
Sharon Cote
May 12, 2013 | Moretown, VT
Spring officially started when I saw Arland in his chair on the porch. My walks on Main Street will never be the same. He had a way of lighting up my life. Mr. Personality - never had a problem speaking his mind and I loved every bit of it. He could always make me smile! I will miss his warm, welcoming wave and conversation with all the laughs that went with it.
Sandy Madey
May 12, 2013 | Derby Line, VT
Dawn I am sorry to hear of your loss. My sympathy to you and your family. I have fond memories of Arland
Hazel (Sykes) Pelillo
May 09, 2013 | Concord, NH
Arland J. Bowen, Jr, 68, of Derby Line, VT passed away on May 3, 2013 in Newport, VT. He was born on May 2, 1945 to Irma Bowen and the late Arland J. Bowen, Sr. On February 6, 1965 he married Dawn Bessette who survives him.He graduated from Derby Academy in 1964 and from 1964-2005 he worked as a machinist at Tivoly in Derby Line, VT. He was on the Derby Line Ambulance Service for 30 years, the Derby Line Fire Department for 35 years and Instructor for Hunter Safety for 40 years. He loved to hunt and fish. His family was the love of his life and he especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Dawn Bowen of Derby Line, VT, by his two sons: Troy Bowen and his wife Darlene and Tracy Bowen and his wife Kim. He is also survived by his mother Irma Bowen by his grandsons: Brandon and Joshua Bowen, by his granddaughter Emma Bowen and by his great granddaughter Brookelyn Bowen, by his step grandchildren: Darwin D and Becca Dingman, Jason and Michelle Dagesse, Darian and Samantha Stewart, by his siblings: Joyce McDonald, Terry Lumbra and her husband Deforest, Raymond Bowen and his wife Denise, by his brother-in-law Oscar Roberts, and by Aunts, Uncles, Nieces and Nephews. He was predeceased by his father Arland J. Bowen, Sr in 1975. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday May 8, 2013 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport, VT. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday May 8, 2013 from 2:00 P.M. until the hour of the funeral. Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Derby Line Fire Department, P.O.Box 205, Derby Line, VT 05830 or to the Derby Line Ambulance Service, C/O Brian Fletcher, P.O.Box 105, Derby, VT 05829. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, locally family owned and operated.
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