Elmer Campbell Cowan |
| Posted 2018-12-30 by Germaine Palmer Hubacka |
| The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona Thursday, March 11, 2004 Elmer Campbell Cowan, 88, seven-year resident of Glencroft Retirement Community, Glendale, Arizona and 49-year resident of Arizona, died early Thursday morning, March 11, 2004, at the Glencroft Care center. Mr. Cowan, born in Powhatton, Ohio, December 10, 1915, was the son of George Austin Cowan and Trovilla Olive (West) Cowan. His early years were spent in Springfield, Ohio, where he attended school and vocational training school specializing in auto mechanics. He had served as service manager for Trenor Motors and Conrad Motor Company. During World War II, Mr. Cowan was a diesel engine specialist keeping the LST landing barges running and ready for troop landings in the Pacific and Europe. In June of 1955, the Cowan family moved to Phoenix, Arizona where Mr. Cowan worked for Cummins Diesel and later joined Safeway Stores as the Arizona regional service manager for the trucking fleets. Mr. and Mrs. Cowan were active members of the Eastside Church of the Nazarene, Biltmore Church of the Nazarene and most recently Glendale Church of the Nazarene. As residents of Glencroft, they participated and enjoyed the fellowship with Glencroft Community Church members. Mr. Cowan is survived by his wife of 69 years, lona Mae (Connin) Cowan. Two children, Ronald Dean of Lebanon, New Hampshire and Janice Mae (Cowan) Sanders of Morrison, Tennessee with five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren who will surely miss this loving supporter. Also surviving are his sister, Jene (Cowan) Dees of Kimberling City, Missouri and brother, Jack William Cowan of Tarpon Springs, Florida. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Elmer (Slim) Cowan will be held for relatives and friends at the Glencroft Community Church on Saturday, April 3 at 10 am in the auditorium of the community center located in the center of the Glencroft campus at 8611 North 67th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona. A reception will immediately follow. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Friendship Foundation at Glencroft that provides services to those residents of the Glendale Community without resources. |
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