Albert Reeder Bowen died February 23, 1993, at the age of 87, after a brief illness.
Born April 13, 1905 in Logan, Utah, to Albert Ernest Bowen and Aletha Reeder. Married Lucile Ross, November 17, 1934 in the Salt Lake Temple. She preceded him in death. Married Margret Jenson March 29, 1954 in the Salt Lake Temple. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Arts in 1930 and received his Juris Doctorate from Stanford University in 1932. He was a member of the Utah State Bar from 1932 to 1993. He was also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Bowen was a partner in the law firm of Ray Quinney & Nebeker. Among his clients were the LDS Church and the LDS Hospital. He was active in community service serving as secretary of the Utah School Study Committee, delegate to the National Republican Convention in 1964, and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Utah.Mr. Bowen was active throughout his life in serving his church where he held many positions. His callings included superintendent of the Garden Park Ward Sunday School and High Priest Group leader. He also served as a high councilman and a member of the stake presidency in the Salt Lake Bonneville Stake. He served a mission in the Swiss German Mission.
He is survived by his wife, Margret; his children, Barbara B. Brunker, David R. Bowen (Karen), Beverly B. Walker (Michael), A. Ross Bowen (JoAnn), Robert K. Bowen (Lynda), Mark J. Bowen (Jennifer), Julie B. Elton (Curtis), and Stephen J. Bowen Kammie). He is also survived by 28 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, his beloved stepmother, Emma Lucy Gates Bowen, his twin brother, Robert Reeder Bowen, and his son-in-law, Ted Brunker.
Services will be held at Yalecrest 2nd Ward, 1035 South 1800 East, 1 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 1993. Friends may visit with the family on Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, and on Saturday at the ward one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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