Obituary of Worthy Lee Bowyer

Bowyer Jr., Worthy Lee The Villages, FL -Worthy Lee "Butch" Bowyer, Jr., age 73, passed away May 4, 2011 at Cornerstone Hospice at Lake Sumter. He was born on March 29, 1938 in Sutton, West Virginia. He was the quarterback for Burnsville High School where he was all conference in the State of West Virginia in 1954, 55, & 56. Butch had an appointment to Annapolis but chose to attend Potomac State College, and later Youngstown State University, where he graduated as a civil engineer. He worked for the Great Lakes Construction Company in Cleveland, Ohio beginning in 1961. Later he became the Vice President of Operations. In 1995, at age 55, he retired and moved to Tellico Villages of Loudon, Tennessee from Brecksville, Ohio. Five years ago he moved to The Villages in Florida. His hobby was carpentry. He had an instrument pilot's license. He owned his own plane. He owned and drove a stock car. He was a scuba diver in his earlier years. During his employment with the Great Lakes Construction Company, he was instrumental in the construction of the Cook Nuclear Power plant in Bridgman, Michigan, Perry Nuclear Power plant in Perry, Ohio, and numerous large bridges, highway projects, sewage treatment plants, and steel mills. He was preceded in death by his mother Ruth Leshnock, father, Worthy Bowyer Sr., and sister; Mary Jo Thomas. He is survived by his wife Dee (Bubon-Glaros) Bowyer, his brothers; Raymond Bowyer and Rodney (Mary Beth) Bowyer of Canfield, Ohio. His son Greg (Cindy) Glaros of Carmel, Indiana, daughter; Lori (Lawson) Dripps of Canfield, Ohio. Grandchildren; Lawson Dripps III, Tiffani (Ryan) Catlin, Halley (Adam) Fast, Gina Glaros and Jonathan Glaros. Great Grandchildren: Taegen Catlin, Livia Carlin, and Grayson Fast. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, 3701 Starr Drive, Canfield, OH. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Cornerstone Hospice of Lake Sumter, Rt 466, The Villages, FL 32162.