He was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Mary Ellen Bower; parents, Charles and Alma Bower; brother; Charles A. Bower; sister, Cleolynn Johnston; and niece, Christopher Ann Clements.
Survivors: wife, Mary Ann Curtis Bower, Victoria, TX; son, Thomas Arthur Bower, Guadalupe Co.; daughter, Julia Ann Bower, Austin, TX. Mr. Bower was taken care of by Vitas Hospice.