James Otis Bowers

MECHANICVILLE -In the early morning hours of February 3, 2015 James Otis Bowers passed away at the Maplewood Manor Nursing Home after a long illness. James was born October 21, 1930 to a family of 14 children in Baltimore, Maryland. He is pre-deceased by his Anita who he was married to for 57 years.  He served in the Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions.

There will be a memorial talk for James Bowers at 2pm on Saturday February 14, 2015 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 171 Route 236 in Halfmoon, NY.

Arrangements by DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicvile.

The entire obituary will be in the Feb. 12 issue of the Express.