APRIL 6, 2017

ROBERT E. "BOB" SOWERS

Dateline/Cheney

Robert E. "Bob" Sowers, 69, died April 5, 2017 at his home near Cheney.

He was born March 28, 1948, at Kingman, Kansas the son of Ora and Stella Garrison Sowers. A lifetime resident of Kingman County, he was a truck driver known by his CB handle of "Sandburr".

Bob was a member of the Murdock United Methodist Church; American Legion Post 68, Hutchinson; and was a U.S. Navy veteran.

On April 15, 1972, he married Rita Patrick at Murdock. Other survivors include two sons Rod and Tom; brother Gary; sisters Wilma Warfield, Wanita Brummer and Leona Harrel; and one grandson.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 8, 2017, at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Friday. Burial with U.S. Navy Honors will be in the Murdock Cemetery, Murdock, Kansas.

Memorials may be made with the Hospice House of Reno County or the Reno County Humane Society, both in care of Livingston Funeral Home, 1830 N. Main, Kingman, KS 67068.