Obituaries
| Publication year | 2017 |
| Pages | 57 |
WADE HAMPTON BOWIE, JR. - passed away on March 31, 2017 in Hoover, Alabama, after a life of service to others and country. Born April 20, 1943, to the late Wade Hampton Bowie and Nora Esther Clemens Bowie, Wade grew up in Columbia, Tennessee, with his sisters, Barbara and the late Vivian, and his brother Thomas. He became an Eagle Scout and attended Columbia Military Academy.
He later enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving as a platoon leader in Vietnam and later as the head of security for the Supreme Allied Commander at the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), and at numerous US posts. He earned a number of accolades, including his Ranger Tab, Airborne Wings, the Legion of Merit, and a Bronze Star. After 28 years of service, Wade ultimately retired as a Lieutenant Colonel at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he had served as an instructor for low intensity conflict at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and as Deputy Director of the U.S. Army Low Intensity Conflict Proponency Directorate.
For a short time, Wade served as a consultant to help governments and other agencies combat international drug trafficking from South America.
Wade then attended law school and subsequently enjoyed a second career as a prosecuting attorney in Kansas, where he tirelessly worked to protect at-risk children and their families. In addition, he participated in a number of state-based initiatives and served on a committee that successfully revised the juvenile codes of Kansas.
Throughout his life, Wade loved and supported his children, Wade Hampton Bowie, II, and James Bowie. He also met and courted his fiancee, Karen Hopkins, who joined him on a series of domestic and international travels, including a trip to China and a return relief and mission trip to Vietnam. He continued to participate in reunions for Vietnam veterans and for the extended Bowie family.
Survivors include his sons, Wade Hampton (Shelly) Bowie, II; James Clemens Bowie; fiancee, Karen Hopkins; and siblings, Barbara Duane Hopkins; and Thomas Clemens (Jan) Bowie-.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Vivian Ann Bowie Beard Pilant. Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with Father Thomas Wilson and Father Chris Bowhay officiating. Burial followed in St. John's Churchyard. The family visited with friends Friday from 5:00 - 8:00 PM. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home and Saturday from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 PM. at the church. Wade's many achievements are not easily summarized, and his greatest accomplishments are not ones that can be listed on paper.
The family requests memorials be made to Douglas County
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program https://dccasa.iescentral.com\index.html or Vets with a Mission www.vetswithamission.org\donate.
LEWIS C. CARTER - Recently, we lost a son of the greatest generation. Lewis C. Carter, 93, of Holton, Kan., passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born May 10, 1923 in Millen, Ga., the son of John Lewis and Mary Alicia (Butler) Carter. After graduating from Roosevelt High School, Kansas City, Mo. in 1941, he proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII -- Pacific Area -- fighting in three major battles, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and South China Sea. Lewis earned the Victory Medal, 3 stars Asiatic Pacific and Good Conduct Medal. After the war, Lewis traveled the country working on farms and ranches, which led him to study at Kansas State University. Lewis graduated with a BS in Agriculture and MS in Animal Husbandry and Genetics. During his college years, Lewis worked for Kansas State University on their farm and ranch and later taught the university's adult education program, teaching farm management. Throughout his career Lewis proudly displayed his livestock brand - Clothespin E.
While teaching, Lewis attended Washburn University School of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor. Lewis began private law practice in nominal partnership with E.V. Bruce in Holton for 13 years; he served as Municipal Judge for the City of Holton from July 1959 - 1960. In August of 1961 he was appointed Chief Attorney for the State Property Valuation Dept.; in 1969 he was appointed Special Assistant Attorney General and later Assistant Attorney General. On January 1, 1971 Lewis was appointed by Chief Justice Price to serve as Clerk of the Kansas Supreme Court where he worked until his retirement on August 30, 1991.
In retirement, among Lewis' many activities he enjoyed, playing harmonica with local country musicians and analyzing the stock market. He was member of several Bar-related organizations, including the Kansas Bar Association, Jackson County Bar Association, National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks, where he served as President (1981 - 1982), Appellate Rules Committee, Administrative Procedures Committee and Records Committee. Local memberships included the Holton V.F.W Post #1367, American Legion Post #44, Holton Masonic Lodge #42 AF & AM, Scottish Rite Bodies and Arab Shrine, where he belonged to the Royal Order of Jester Court #125.
Lewis married Jeane Katherine Coggins on November 26, 1947 in Kansas City, Mo., celebrating 69 years of marriage last year. She survives of the home. Other survivors include two sons, John Carter (Stacey) of Tucson, Ariz.; Blaine Carter (Lynda) of Lake Wabaunsee, Kan.; daughter-in-law Catherine L. Carter of Albuquerque N.M.; three grandchildren, Ashley, Elyse and Eryn and one great-granddaughter, Renee. He was preceded in death by a son, Steven D. Carter; a sister, Kathleen Rickert and a toddler brother, John Lewis Carter, Jr. You've lived a full and remarkable life, Dad -- We love you and will miss you.
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