BOB GENE BOWEN, 73, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:40 pm on Thursday February 28, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late James Earl and Thelma (nee: Nash) Bowen on February 20, 1940 in Eminence, MO. He married Joleen Szabelski on July 25, 1959 in Chester, Illinois. She survives. Bob was retired from ConAgra Mill. Survivors: Wife: Joleen Bowen Chester, IL 3 Children: Kathleen Bowen Chester, IL Gene (Rose) Bowen Chester, IL Dixie (Don) Brockmeyer Chester, IL 3 Grandchildren: Lacey Bowen James Brockmeyer Megan Brockmeyer 1 Great Grandchild: Bobby Ray Ireland Numerous Family and Friends Preceded in death by: Parents and 1 Grandson - Robert Gene "Bobby" Bowen Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2013 Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester, Illinois Officiating: Rev. Phil Keeton Interment: Evergreen Cemetery Chester, Illinois Visitation: Sunday, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday, 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester, Illinois Memorials: The Oncology Department - Memorial Hospital, Chester, IL