Obituary of Anabel Bowser

Hazel Jordan Bowser, more commonly known as Anabel, was born August 18, 1915 at Cimarron, Kansas. Her parents, Mary Womack and William Jordan were farmers southeast of Cimarron at that time. She was eight years old before she found out her legal name was Hazel instead of Anabel. She married Warren Bowser on April 8, 1933 at Scott City, Kansas. To this union, one baby girl was born, Blanche Louise, on January 28, 1935 at Ulysses, Kansas. On March 15th of this same year, their family of three moved to Grand Junction because of the dust bowl. On July 21st of that year, their precious baby died. While in Grand Junction, Anabel worked at a Dry Cleaners and also started her bookkeeping career. She and Warren moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where Warren worked on constructing the Hoover Dam and Anabel continued in the cleaning business and bookkeeping. In 1944, they moved to a farm north of Seibert where they lived for seven years. Their next move was to live in the town of Seibert she was town clerk for over 29 years, she collected electric bills for KC Electric for 23 years, she was cemetery secretary for 23 years and she drove a school bus for 16 years. She always made herself available to care for children because of their deep love for kids. Later in life she considered all the kids “her kidsâ€?. She became a widow on March 24, 1990 after Warren had suffered a stroke and she found she could no longer take care of him, he became a resident in Lincoln County Nursing Home. Another special love of hers was using her talent for handywork, painting, crocheting, ceramics, gardening and canning. The Kit Carson County Fair awarded her many, many ribbons because of the perfection in her work. She was active in the Rebecca Lodge, advancing to Noble Grand. She enjoyed her trips on the Senior Citizen bus. Her decision to be baptized came late in life, in the Community of Christ Church. This was a blessing to her and she acquired much strength and comfort from this experience. After being diagnosed with Multiple Myaloma Cancer, she entered Lincoln County Nursing home on December 12, 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband Warren, her baby daughter Blanche Louise, her mother, Mary Bottoms, her father, William Jordan, her step father, Clyde Bottoms, her two brothers, Watts and Ward Jordan. Funeral Services for Anabel were held on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the Community of Christ Church with Pastor Lawrence Colby officiating. Burial followed in the Seibert Cemetery, Seibert, Colorado. Visitation was held on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Love Funeral Home, Burlington, Colorado. Memorials may be made in her name to the Community of Christ Church and may be left at the Colorado East Bank and Trust, Stratton, Colorado.