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Obituary - Greensville Sun
Died: Feb. 7, 2008
William E. "Bill" Bowman Jr., 76, of South Main Street, Greeneville, a widely-known Greeneville attorney, died Thursday afternoon at his home.
Mr. Bowman was born in Dayton in 1931, and was a son of the late William Ekron Bowman Sr. and Louise B. Henderson.
He grew up in Birmingham, Ala., and Greeneville.
Mr. Bowman was a graduate of William & Mary University, where he is a member of the baseball, football and track Hall of Fame.
He was a running back for the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49'ers in the 1950s.
Mr. Bowman received a law degree from the University of Tennessee.
He served as a U.S. Prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney's Office, was a defense lawyer for 30 years, and was an assistant district attorney for 17 years prior to his retirement in 2006.
Mr. Bowman was a former member of numerous civic organizations, a member of the Greene County Bar Association, and was a duplicate Bridge "fanantic" and was awarded the distinction of Master Bridge Player in Tennessee in 2007.
He was a longtime member of Asbury United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife: Dee Dee Garner Bowman; three sons: Andy Bowman, Frank Bowman, and Drew Bowman; and a sister: Suzanne Klyman.
A private interment service will be held in Andrew Johnson National Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Alec Brown, Ron Chesnut, Berkeley Bell, John Rogers, Bill Atkins, Frank Santore Jr., Nat Coleman, Dr. Walter Chapman, Dr. Dharmen Patel, Jimmy Bowman, Blain Williams, and Charles Kyker.
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1931 - 2008 (77 years)