E. Howland Bowen, 86, Little Compton

Posted 8/15/17

E. Howland (Ted) Bowen, 86, of Little Compton, died peacefully at home on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Predeceased by his wife Rosemary (Moore) Bowen, he was the father of five and grandfather of 12. …

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E. Howland Bowen, 86, Little Compton

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E. Howland (Ted) Bowen, 86, of Little Compton, died peacefully at home on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Predeceased by his wife Rosemary (Moore) Bowen, he was the father of five and grandfather of 12.

Born March 19, 1931 to Mary (McGovern) and Edward H. Bowen, he was a graduate of J. F. Wilbur School (1948), Brown University (1952), and Boston University Law School (1955). He practiced law based in Providence for more than 50 years.

He was a life-long resident of Little Compton, serving on many of its boards in addition to being the town’s first probate judge. He was a trustee and lifelong communicant of St. Catherine of Siena parish. He was a Knight Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. 

He is survived by his five children, Edward, Patrick (Claire), Sean (Shelley) and Margaret Manning (Geoffrey), all of Little Compton, and Daniel (Christina) of Kensington, Md. Ted dearly loved his grandchildren: Alisdair, Myles, Aidan, Malcolm, Elizabeth, Samuel, Stella, Margaret and Michela Bowen; and Lois, Edward, and Rose Manning.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, August 19, at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, followed by burial in Our Lady of Fatima cemetery. Calling hours are Friday, August 18, from 5-8 p.m. at Fern Acres Funeral Home, 72 Willow Avenue, Little Compton. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. Catherine of Siena Church and/or the Little Compton Historical Society.

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