Alma Davis Bowden, 70, of Salem, Oreg., died Friday, May 21, 2004, after a long illness.

She was born on Dec. 21, 1933, in Pollard, daughter of the late Clyde and Wilma Oxley Davis.

She is survived by her husband Robert L. Bowden; one daughter, Barbara Pennington of Denver, Colo.; one son, Lt. Col. Robert L. Bowden III and wife, Diane; two grandchildren, Lauren and Mychael of Fredericksburg, Va.; one step-son, Steve; four step-grandchildren of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Norma Davis McGough of Phoenix and Pat Davis Ludwick of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif; one brother, Ronald A. Davis of Portland, Oreg.; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial services were held Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Keizer Community Church of Keizer, Oreg.