Charles Robert "Charlie Bob" Bowen

Charles Robert "Charlie Bob" Bowen, age 83, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 28, 2013 in Somerset. He was born on May 10, 1929 in Somerset, Kentucky to Oscar Bowen and Dorothy K. Smith Bowen. He was preceded in death by his wife: Margaret Ann (Brown) Bowen of 57 years, His father, mother and step father Sam Gover. Surviving are his sisters; Kathleen (and John) Adams, Nancy (and Gene) Turpin. Charlie Bob was a faithful, active member of First Baptist Church of Somerset for more then 62 years. He was reared at High Street Baptist Church. Charlie was the owner of Bowen’s Office Outfitters on the square for more than 20 years. He was a member of the Somerset Masonic Lodge, receiving his 50 year pin in 2010 and a member of Oleika Shrine Temple and the Mini Bike Unit and Somerset Lions Club. Charlie loved woodworking and weaving. A funeral honoring the life of Charlie Bob will be held on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Pulaski Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Fields officiating. Burial will follow in the Somerset Cemetery. The family of Charlie Bob will receive friends on Saturday, March 2, 2013 after 5:00p.m. at the funeral home. The family request expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Shriner’s Hospital for Children, in care of the Oleika Shrine Temple Lexington, Kentucky, Operation Christmas Child, or the First Baptist Church Library, Somerset. Pulaski Funeral Home is honored to be in charge of all arrangements for Charles Robert "Charlie Bob" Bowen.