Sarah’s Grandfather passed away last week. He was a World War II fighter pilot and a good man. I got to meet him a couple of years ago when we all went to Oregon for Thanksgiving. Just wanted to say my thoughts are with his family and Sarah’s mom Sharron.
June 5, 1923 — May 28, 2008
Orren C. Webb-Bowen, 84, of Albany passed away Wednesday at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.
He was born in St. Helens to E. Edmond and Ida Mae (Congdon) Webb-Bowen. He was raised in St. Helens and graduated from high school there in 1941. Orren attended Oregon State University before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served in World War II and Korea as a naval aviator.
On Dec. 26, 1945, Orren married Marie R. Clare in Grosse Ile, Mich., on the naval base. They had resided in Bly, The Dalles, Klamath Falls and Gold Beach before moving to Albany in March 2008. Orren owned and operated O.C. Webb-Bowen Inc., a petroleum distributorship, until he retired in 1999.
Orren was a life member of The Dalles Elks Lodge as well as the American Legion and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Klamath Falls. He enjoyed playing tennis, snowmobiling and boating.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marie Webb-Bowen, of Albany; son Ken and wife Linda Webb-Bowen of Albany; daughters Sharon and husband Roger Woodburn of Rockport, Ind., and Barbara Boyesen of Aurora, Colo.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
A memorial mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Albany. AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handling arrangements (www.aasum-dufour.com).
Here is a pic of the Webb-Bowen family (Sharon and Sarah are on the right)
Found this while looking at our Oregon pics, figured i would post it here too.
