George Thomas Bowers

Mr. George Thomas Bowers age 76 of Salem passed away Thursday, December 11 at Indiana University Health in Bloomington.

Mr. Bowers was born November 11, 1938 on Bowers Tree Farm the son of John Thomas and Inez Martin Bowers.   He graduated high school in Mt. Summit, Indiana.  He was a member of St. Patricks Catholic Church in Salem. He attended Purdue and Ball State University.

George toured and sang with Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians.  He was a song writer and entertainer in his adult life.  He was the author and creator of “Christopher the Christmas Tree”.  He performed in numerous schools for countless numbers of children all around the world.

George enjoyed all his friends and family and loved to tell them all the “joke of the day”.

George is survived by his wife of 38 years:  Betty Blank Bowers of Salem, three sons:  Gregory Bo Bowers (Debbie) of Smithfield, Kentucky,  Thomas Alvin Bowers of Salem and Adam Bowers (Brittany) of Omaha, Nebraska, 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his son:  Jeffrey Marc Bowers, and his sister:  Mary Ann Johnson.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00AM at St. Patricks Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in St. Patricks Cemetery.  Visitation will be Monday from 4-8PM and Tuesday from 9-10:30AM at Weathers Funeral Home.

In light of the fact that he loved children and Christmas, in lieu of flowers, please donate to Shop With a Cop in Salem, Indiana in memory of George T. Bowers.