John Bowman, Jr. "Little John"

John Bowman, Jr. "Little John" obituary, Halethorpe, MD

John Bowman, Jr. "Little John"

John Bowman, Jr. "Little John" Obituary

Visit the Ambrose Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. - Arbutus website to view the full obituary.

John James Bowman Jr., also known as “Little John”, “Jay”, and “Stinky”, 49 of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away on March 18, 2024, from an unknown cause.  He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing.

John was a kind and thoughtful soul that will be missed and remembered by many people whose lives he touched.  Even though he was a joker at times, he was still someone who was taken away from us too soon.  His family hopes he is riding his bike through the heavenly golden gates and with his dad and brother who passed before him.  John, everyone you left in this world hates that you are gone but we are happy that you are home free and painless.  We will always love and miss you until we can meet again.  

The Visitation will be held Sunday, March 24, 2024, from 1-5pm with a Funeral Service beginning at 5pm at Ambrose Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. (1328 Sulphur Spring Road Halethorpe, MD 21227) John Long will be officiating this lovely service.  The celebration of life will be held at Ferndale Firehouse.  Arrangements for this day are being handled by the family.

John Bowman was born in Maryland on July 20, 1974.  He graduated from Lansdowne High School in 1992 and then went into the workforce.

John worked as a safety contractor for construction.  He enjoyed helping people, spending time with his kids, wrestling, and riding his bike with his brothers from Legion MC, of which he was a member.  He was also actively involved in the Ferndale Volunteer Firehouse.

John is survived by his mother Deloris Combs, his children, Tyler, Cody and Jennifer Bowman, his sisters Megan Canterbury and Michele Bowman and his brother Michael Paulley.   He is also survived by many other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.

John is preceded in death by his father John James Bowman Sr. and his brother Derek Gatton.

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Ambrose Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. - Arbutus

1328 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus, MD 21227-2714

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