Cowles, William E. Sr

1926 - 2004  (78 years)

• Name	Cowles, William E.
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	20 Oct 1926	Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
  	obit
  Gender	Male
  World War II	Abt 1943	Europe
  	US Army Master Sgt He also served with Gen. George Patton in the European Campaign as a tank driver with company A in the 752nd Tank Battalion. He received the Army of Occupation medal; the European, African and Middle Eastern Occupation medal and the World War II Victory medal.
  _MILT	Abt 1943	Europe
  	US Army Master Sgt He also served with Gen. George Patton in the European Campaign as a tank driver with company A in the 752nd Tank Battalion. He received the Army of Occupation medal; the European, African and Middle Eastern Occupation medal and the World War II Victory medal.
  Death	14 Dec 2004	Bolivar, Allegany, New York, USA
  	78
  Obituary	Aft 14 Dec 2004	Bolivar, Allegany, New York, USA
  	20260311GHLn- OBITUARY Contributed By J JoeCWheeler1 WILLIAM E. COWLES SR. BOLIVAR, N.Y. - William E. Cowles Sr., 78, of 7848 Rte. 417W, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004, at home following a lengthy illness. Mr. Cowles was born Oct. 20, 1926, in Olean, N.Y. He was the son of Edgar and Mae Brown Cowles. On Nov. 16, 1947, he married the former Dona Burdick in Wellsville, N.Y.; Mrs. Cowles survives. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II as a master sergeant. He also served with Gen. George Patton in the European Campaign as a tank driver with company A in the 752nd Tank Battalion. He received the Army of Occupation medal; the European, African and Middle Eastern Occupation medal and the World War II Victory medal. From 1952-1964, Mr. Cowles was employed in Pampa, Texas with the Triangle Well Service Company, C.M. Jeffers, J.T. Richardson and Diamond Well Service Co. He returned to New York in 1964 and was employed as an assembler for the former Dresser Clark Co. Olean, retiring in 1989 and became a self-employed farmer. He was a life member of the Bolivar Fire Department. His great loves were his family, animals, the outdoors and farming. He was an avid hunter and was a descendant of the founding father of Bolivar, Timothy Cowles. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, William (Margaret) Cowles, Jr., Bolivar; one daughter, Cheryle Baldwin, Bolivar; also, five grandchildren, Raymond Baldwin, Kimberly Fanton, Megan, Caitlin and Mike, Cowles; two sisters, Guyla Brieding, Girid, Pa., and Gail Ritsema, Milton, Wis.; along with several nieces and nephews. Mr. Cowles was preceded in death by three sisters, Edythe Belle, Virginia (Babe) Callen and Edwina "Tillie" Fulton. There will be no public visitation. Private family visitation and funeral service will be held on Saturday in the Schaffner Funeral Home, Inc., Bolivar. The Rev. Larry Smith, pastor of the Bolivar United Methodist Church, will officiate. The burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar. 20260311GHLn- Tagged People William Edgar Cowles Male 1926-2004 • LZV6-TW6 Contributed By J JoeCWheeler1 7 August 2024 Upload File Name story.txt
  FSID	LZV6-TW6
  Person ID	I116414	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Cowles, Edgar Warren
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Brown, Mae Arlouine
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F65205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Burdick, Dona Wave
  Marriage	16 Nov 1947	Wellsville, Allegany, New York, USA
  address,jt	2004	Bolivar, Allegany, New York, USA
  	7848 Rte. 417W -Wm's obit
  Children	1. Cowles, William E. Jr  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Cowles, Cheryle  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F65204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Oct 1926 - Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Marriage - 16 Nov 1947 - Wellsville, Allegany, New York, USA address,jt - 7848 Rte. 417W -Wm's obit - 2004 - Bolivar, Allegany, New York, USA Death - 14 Dec 2004 - Bolivar, Allegany, New York, USA Obituary - Aft 14 Dec 2004 - Bolivar, Allegany, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  20260311GHLn- OBITUARY Contributed By J JoeCWheeler1 WILLIAM E. COWLES SR. BOLIVAR, N.Y. - William E. Cowles Sr., 78, of 7848 Rte. 417W, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004, at home following a lengthy illness. Mr. Cowles was born Oct. 20, 1926, in Olean, N.Y. He was the son of Edgar and Mae Brown Cowles. On Nov. 16, 1947, he married the former Dona Burdick in Wellsville, N.Y.; Mrs. Cowles survives. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II as a master sergeant. He also served with Gen. George Patton in the European Campaign as a tank driver with company A in the 752nd Tank Battalion. He received the Army of Occupation medal; the European, African and Middle Eastern Occupation medal and the World War II Victory medal. From 1952-1964, Mr. Cowles was employed in Pampa, Texas with the Triangle Well Service Company, C.M. Jeffers, J.T. Richardson and Diamond Well Service Co. He returned to New York in 1964 and was employed as an assembler for the former Dresser Clark Co. Olean, retiring in 1989 and became a self-employed farmer. He was a life member of the Bolivar Fire Department. His great loves were his family, animals, the outdoors and farming. He was an avid hunter and was a descendant of the founding father of Bolivar, Timothy Cowles. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, William (Margaret) Cowles, Jr., Bolivar; one daughter, Cheryle Baldwin, Bolivar; also, five grandchildren, Raymond Baldwin, Kimberly Fanton, Megan, Caitlin and Mike, Cowles; two sisters, Guyla Brieding, Girid, Pa., and Gail Ritsema, Milton, Wis.; along with several nieces and nephews. Mr. Cowles was preceded in death by three sisters, Edythe Belle, Virginia (Babe) Callen and Edwina "Tillie" Fulton. There will be no public visitation. Private family visitation and funeral service will be held on Saturday in the Schaffner Funeral Home, Inc., Bolivar. The Rev. Larry Smith, pastor of the Bolivar United Methodist Church, will officiate. The burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar. 20260311GHLn- Tagged People William Edgar Cowles Male 1926-2004 • LZV6-TW6 Contributed By J JoeCWheeler1 7 August 2024 Upload File Name story.txt

  
  

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TNG ID: I116414

FSID: LZV6-TW6