George E. Bowie WEST BRANCH, Iowa - George E. Bowie, 66, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Graveside Service will be 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at the North Liberty Cemetery in rural West Branch. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Memorials may be made to the Springdale United Methodist Church or the West Branch FFA. George was born on November 5, 1942, in Kingsley, Iowa, the son of Cecil and Mary Anderson Bowie. He was united in marriage to Roberta May Kundel on March 30, 1968, in Eldridge, Iowa. He graduated from West Liberty High School in 1961 and later Iowa State College in 1967. He farmed in the West Branch area his entire life. He was a member of the Springdale United Methodist Church. He was an honorable member of the FFA, a past board member of the Cedar County Pork Producers Association and was a recipient of the American Farmer Degree. He is survived by his wife: Roberta Bowie of West Branch; daughter, Patti Edge and husband, Joel, of West Branch; and grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Brady; daughter, Barbara Connolly and husband, Mike, of Mount Vernon and grandchildren, Cody and Karlyn; and son, Cliff Bowie of West Branch and grandchild, Lucy. He is also survived by two brothers, Jim Bowie and wife, Maureen, of Tipton and Bob Bowie and wife, Kathy, of Moscow. He was preceded in death by his parents.