- Date Of Birth: December 20, 1947
- Date Of Death: August 11, 2019
- State: Idaho
Deward Steven Bowles, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 11, 2019, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living.
Deward was born December 20, 1947, in Rigby, Idaho, to Alden Dean Bowles and Virginia Crow Bowles. He grew up attending schools in the area and graduated from Bonneville High School.
On October 16, 1981, he married Bonnie Jean Flora in the Idaho Falls Temple. Together they raised two sons: Wade and Ash.
He enjoyed hunting, camping, woodworking, guns, and loved learning about the Civil War, World War I and World War II eras.
Deward is survived by his loving wife, Bonnie Bowles of Idaho Falls, ID; two sons, Wade (Nicci) Whitwell of Idaho Falls, ID and Ash (Lisa) Whitwell of Boise, ID; 11 siblings, Sheila Schuetz of Blackfoot, ID; Tressa (Dale) Turinetti of South Bend, IN; Pamela Burt of Idaho Falls, ID; Karen Crow of AZ; Susan (Lynn) Coles of NV; Mike (Pam) Watson of Idaho Falls, ID; Wendy Watson of Idaho Falls, ID; Scot (Andrea) Bowles of Portland, OR; Andrea (Clark) Johnson of Windsor, CO; Laurie (Brian) Little of UT; and Deana (Doug) Brower of Idaho Falls, ID; 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Aaron Bowles, a sister, Karen Forbush, and his stepmother, Betty Bowles.
