Philip Milhouse Bowie, 101, of Cedar Lane, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016. He was born on September 18, 1914 in Cedar Lane, Texas to the late Hubert and Ada Spivey Bowie.

Philip served his country proudly in the Army Air Corp during WWII and was stationed at Ellington Field during the war. After 1945 he was part of the Asiatic Pacific Campaign stationed at Kwadualein Island. His father Hubert was a descendant of George and Francis Bowie who moved to Matagorda County in 1850. Philip moved back to Cedar Lane from Houston in 1961 where he operated his own filling station. He served on the board of Directors of Jackson Electric Co-op. and was a member of Cedar Lane Baptist Church. Philip loved to fish and garden.

Philip is survived by his wife Vernie Bowie ; children Sally Pray, Ronald Bowie, Michael Bowie; step-children, Barbara Bevers, Liz Hardy; 14 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 21 great-great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by stepson Robert Dunlavy; sister Willie Christie Bowie, and wives Tommy Bowie and Nerine Bowie.

Funeral services will be 10:00am Friday, April 1, 2016 at Cedar Lane Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Patterson officiating. Burial will follow at Bowie Cemetery in Cedar Lane under the auspices of VFW Post #2438. Serving as pallbearers, Joshua Bowie, Philip Bowie, Michael Bowie, Jason Graham, George Hardy IV, Clyde Louis Pray III, Clyde Louis Pray IV, Jarrod McQuain; Honorary pallbearers are B.W. Bevers, Tommy Dunlavy, Ray Horton, Clyde Prayll, Michael Pruett, H.W. Urban, and Ronnie Woolsey.