Celebrating Life


Rick & Mary at Perkins.


Richard & Rachelle at Perkins.


Grandma’s dog, Buddy.


Mary, Rick, Juanita.


Doug & Bill.


Buddy.


Shannon & Sabrina.


Rachelle & Mary looking at old photos.


Dawn swears she never starts the fights she’s in. Dawn & Rick.


Jason & Steve.


Stephanie & Mary. Steph is due to give birth in June.


Beer can count after day 1.


Grandma & Grandpa’s orange trees.


Grandma & Grandpa’s orange trees.


Brannon & Grandpa picking oranges.


Rachelle crouching by the orange trees.


Juanita picking oranges.


Buddy.


Wayne, Doug, Richard, Rick.


Doug and his godson, Richard.


Jason and Dawn.


Jason, Sabrina, Shannon.


Richard, Rick, Jim.


Rick and Carol.


Rick, Steve, Doug.


Beer can count after day 2.


Feeding hangovers at Denny’s. Rick and Elissa.


Mary and Sabrina.


Doug.


Wow, I was hungry! Doug and Rachelle.


Taking Buddy for a walk.


Damon, Falon and Ashton climbing a tree. Shannon throwing oranges at them from below.


Flower


Richard and Ashton.

Paying Our Respects


Mom and Grandma planted this tree when I was a baby. So this tree and I are the same age. It’s grown quite a bit taller than me. Damn these Norder genes! Mary and Rachelle.


Richard, Rachelle, Mary, Rick.


The pall bearers before getting into the limo. Grandma’s grandsons: Shannon, Chad, Jason, Brannon, Richard, Bill.


Richard Howard Bowden III, Richard Howard Bowden IV, Richard Howard Bowden II.


Richard Howard Bowden IV, III, and II.


Grandpa and his kids, Darlene, Mary, Deb, Elissa, Steve, Doug, ReneƩ and Rick.


Grandpa and Grandma have 22 grandkids and 7 great grandkids. Here are some of the grandkids. Back: Shannon, Sabrina, Bill, Richard, Ashton, Jason, Falon, Brannon, Damon, Chad. Front: Stephanie, Dawn, Grandpa, Rachelle.


Rich, Deb, Grandpa.


Sabrina, Doug, Wanda, Dawn, Grandpa.


Elissa and Grandpa.


Chuck, Ashton, ReneƩ, Falon, Brannon, Grandpa, Damon.


Brother and sister, Juanita and Grandpa.


Kirk, Darlene, Erin, Chad, Grandpa.


Richard, Rachelle, Rick, Mary, Grandpa.


Shannon, Wayne, Mary, Jason, Grandpa.


Bill, Stephanie, Carol, Steve, Grandpa.


Jim, Dee, Mary, Rick.


The guys. Shannon, Chad, Rick, Jason, Richard, Grandpa, Brannon, Steve, Doug, Bill.


In the cemetary.


The view from Grandma’s final resting place.