Dorothy A. Bowman

Dorothy A. Bowman, 85, passed away May 10, 2022, at her home in Tekoa, Wash.

Dorothy was born Aug. 12, 1936, in Medicine Lodge, Kan., to Jesse and Thelma (Fussel) Wortman.

She attended school in Medicine Lodge and graduated from high school in 1953. Dorothy married Jack Bowman on April 9, 1954, in Alba, Okla., and the couple made their home in Medicine Lodge.

The couple was married for 68 years.

The couple moved to rural Tekoa in 1965, where Jack taught school and Dorothy was a homemaker. The couple moved into Tekoa in 1996, where they have lived for the past 26 years.

Dorothy enjoyed raising...