Roy Noel Bower, Sr.

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Roy Noel Bower BIRTH Nov 1896 Big Sandy, Chouteau County, Montana, USA DEATH 4 Oct 1936 (aged 39) Depoe Bay, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA BURIAL Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea, Specifically: Ashes scattered over the Pacific Ocean amidst flowers, which started the tradition of the annual Memorial Day Fleet of Flowers at Depoe Bay. MEMORIAL ID 112836814 · View Source SHARE SAVE TOSUGGEST EDITS MEMORIAL PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 5 Roy Bower, skipper of the fishboat Cara Lou, and his crew, Jack Chambers, went out in a storm in an attempt to assist another fishboat to shore. They lost their lives in the attempt. The Fleet of Flowers, a memorial procession to remember fishermen who are lost at sea, is held every Memorial Day at Depoe Bay, and was started in memory of Bower and Chambers.

Family Members

Parents Photo Clayton Joseph Bower 1868–1950

Photo Bertha Muzzy Bower 1871–1940

Spouse Kittie Ellen Reid Blair 1894–1993 (m. 1913)

Children Photo Roy Noel Bower 1915–1983

Flowers • 5

• Updated from FamilySearch Family Tree via Kate Ellen Reid by SmartCopy: Aug 6 2015, 4:42:19 UTC

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• 1900 Census
• First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Birth place
• Clayton J Bower Self Married Male 32 1868 Canada English
• Bertha M Bower Wife Married Female 29 1871 Minnesota
• Grace Bower Daughter Single Female 10 1890 Montana
• Carrall C Bower Son Single Male 7 1893 Montana
• Roy Bower Son Single Male 4 1896 Montana

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• 1920 Census
• Bertha M Sinclair Self Widowed Female 45 1875 Minnesota
• Roy M Bower Son Married Male 23 1897 Montana
• Delle Sinclair Daughter Single Female 13 1907 Montana
• Kilth Bower Daughter Married Female 24 1896 Idaho
• Kate Muzzy Aunt Single Female 67 1853 Illinois
• Robert E Cowan - Widowed Male 47 1873 Montana
• Robert A Cowan - Single Male 14 1906 Montana
• Roy N Bower Son Single Male 4 1916 California

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• 1930 Census
• Roy N Bower Head Married Male 33 1897 Montana
• Ora R Bower Wife Married Female 32 1898 Indiana