COWMAN, Marion Milo 1901-1940

COWMAN, PALMER, FERNELL, CLARK

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Date: 2/21/2015 at 16:37:00

Marion Milo Cowman -- January 28, 1901 – May 27, 1940

COWMAN RITES TO BE FRIDAY.
SALESMAN KILLED BY TRAIN TO BE BURIED AT NORA SPRINGS

CHARLES CITY – Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Lindaman funeral home for Marion Milo Cowman, 39, who was killed Tuesday noon at Lime Springs. The Rev. J. G. Morgan will officiate and burial will be in Rock Grove cemetery, Nora Springs.

Mr. Cowman, salesman for the Charles City Bottling works, who had lived here one year, was in Lime Springs on business when his truck was struck at the crossing by a train, killing him instantly and totally demolishing the vehicle. The truck was tossed 14 feet in the air and 40 feet from the tracks.

He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cowman of Pleasantville and was married to Miss Lucile Palmer of Nora Springs Nov. 22, 1928. He was a veteran of the World war.

Surviving are his widow and two children in high school, Raymond and Mildred; four brothers, Roy and Riley Cowman, Des Moines, Earl Cowman, Dallas, and Harley Cowman, Oskaloosa; two sisters, Mrs. Irene Fernell, Ackworth, and Mrs. Ersa Clark, Maxwell, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cowman, Pleasantville

Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, 29 May 1940
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TRUCK DRIVER KILLED BY PASSENGER TRAIN
ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON WEST CROSSING

A panel truck belonging to the Charles City Bottling Works was struck by the fast eastbound passenger train on the west railroad crossing in Lime Springs Tuesday afternoon at 1:07 o’clock.

The driver M. M. “Jack” Cowman was killed instantly. The truck was headed north, evidently entering town. It must have been struck almost squarely on the cab. Truck and driver were hurled about 90 feet, the truck being demolished and contents strewn at great distance.

Mr. Cowman was 39 years of age, and is survived by his wife and two children of 603 N. Iowa St., Charles City, Iowa.

According to information, he was a World War veteran and served at the front. All sources say he was a very pleasant and likeable fellow. This is the second railroad tragedy to occur in Lime Springs within six weeks. The importance of “Stopping, Looking and Listening” before crossing railroad tracks is being brought home too forcibly to us..

Lime Springs Herald, Lime Springs, Iowa, 30 May 1940: