Dr. Barbara Bowman 1945-2019
Dr. Barbara Jean Bowman, 74, of Soldier, passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Medicalodges Jackson County.
She was born April 8, 1945 in Wilmington, Del., the daughter of Robert and Josephine (Quinn) Bowman.
Barbara graduated from LasAnimas High School in 1963. She worked for 18 years as an X-ray technologist. She earned her Ph.D. as a clinical psychologist at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks in 1993. She lived in the Soldier community for many years and previously in Topeka.
She worked as a psychologist at the Topeka VA and in private practice, Shadowood Clinical Associates, both in Topeka. She was also a professor at Washburn University.
Survivors include her four children, Laura Holliday (Dennis) of Soldier, Alex Turner of Manhattan, Brenda Mann (Marvin) of Mulberry, Fla., and Erin Taff (Ivan) of Leavenworth; a sister, Ann (Bowman) Quinn of Corvallis, Ore.; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren and two on the way.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Josephine Bowman; an infant brother, David Earl Bowman; and a granddaughter, Amber Annastasha Jones.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will follow in Soldier Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka VA PTSD Unit, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com
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