Bowen

Officer Joseph “Joe” Michael Bowen, Badge #16, passed away on March 1, 2018 at age 28.

The funeral service was conducted by Bro. David Lawson and Bro, Chris McMillen on March 5, 2018 at Fairview Church in Lebanon. Interment followed in Salem Cemetery, Liberty with full police honors.

Pallbearers were the Lebanon Police Department.

Honorary Pallbearers included Beau Barnett, Wade Meyers, Stephen Barrett, Jacob Bowen, Chase Cantrell, Clint Halfacre, Brandon Deffendoll, Gray Parish, Eric Gray, Sean Tramel, and Matthew Holleman.

Joe was a very devoted police officer for several years. He was a member of the Old Fashioned Freewill Baptist Church in Smithville.

He is survived by wife Kim Bowen; children, Katy Jo and Wesley Brock Bowen; parents Dwayne and Lisa Bogle Bowen; brother Jacob (Kayla) Bowen; uncle Mike Bowen; nephew Knox Bowen; in-laws Steven and Kathy Deffendoll; brothers and sisters-in law Brandon Deffendoll, Chris and Kristina McMillen; niece and nephew Lacey and Cole McMillen.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents Frank and Helen Bowen and Lemuel and Betty Bogle.

Memorial Donations will be accepted at Wilson Bank and Trust for the children’s scholarship fund. Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, 615.444.9393.

Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon, was in charge of the arrangements.

Smithville Review

(Smithville, Tenn.)

                                                                                        March 7, 2018