Obituary of Beverley Arleen Bowman
Bowman, Beverley
It is with heavy hearts we share our beautiful mom's passing, Beverley "Bev" Bowman on Easter
Monday, April 6th in her 88th year. Bev was predeceased by her husband Grant Bowman in 2013.
She was the adored mom of Rodney (Bev) Bowman, Glenn (Kelly) Bowman, Heather (Tom)
Kehoe and special aunt/mom to Christine Umgeher (Darrell). She will be fondly remembered by her
grandchildren Brad (Rhea) Bowman, Dana (Kyle) Arbuckle, Kate (Robert)Anderson, Brooke
(Gary) Coutts, Courtney (Sean) Derouin and was the special aunty/nanny to Nicole (Paul) Green,
Nadinne (Tyler) Closs, Peter Umgeher, Great-Nanny to Avery, Michah, Braylee, Shay, Auston, Nash, Farrah, Charley and Karsyn. Great Aunty/Nanny to Nathan, Sawyer, Annie, Hudson and Jaxon. She is survived by her brothers-in-law Eddie (Carol) Bowman, Ron (late Debbie) Nezan and was predeceased
by Orton Graham, Lesley Graham, Elwyn (Sheila) Graham, Linda (Charles Amalu), Bessie (Bob)
McGuire. Bev enjoyed many good times with her nieces and nephews especially in the summer
at the pool.
Bev was born in Woodlawn Ontario to Ernest and Violet (Strong) Graham. She worked at the
RCMP right after high school, then married the love of her life on July 5th, 1958 and they moved
with Ontario Hydro to Renfrew, Delta and finally settled in Perth. Bev stayed at home until all
3 children were in school then returned to the workforce as a school office administrator until
she retired early with Grant to spend many wonderful years with friends wintering in Florida
and enjoying life to the fullest.
A special thank you to the amazing staff at Lanark Lodge who cared so deeply for our mother
during her stay.
Friends are invited to visit with the family at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W. Perth on Monday, April 13th, 2026 from 1:00pm until the time of Bev's memorial service in the chapel at 2:30pm. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Perth. A celebration of Bev's life will follow the interment at the Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 244, 26 Beckwith St. E., Perth from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. In honour of Bev, memorial contributions to the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital Foundation - Perth Site, or the Lanark Lodge Resident Activity Fund would be greatly appreciated.
