BOWDOIN, Col. (Ret.) Max, a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the age of 85. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 1, 2016 at Thelma Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Doug Chappelle officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with full military honors. Gassett Funeral Home of Wetumpka directing. Mr. Bowdoin is survived by his wife, Paulette Bowdoin, sons, Kevin (Kathy) Bowdoin, Ray (Holly) Sanford, daughters, Rolanda Vass, Leigh (Trey) Lightner, grandchildren, Beckett Kendrick, Kaleigh Lightner, Kara Lightner, Maeli Sanford. Pallbearers will be Hosie Powell, Richard Hill, Donald Hawk, Jimmy Sloan, Ellis Edwards, and Joe Levins. Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Hill Men’s Sunday School Class and Montgomery Lions Club. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to The Lions Club Charity Foundation, P.O. Box 94, Montgomery, Alabama 36101, Elmore County Outreach Ministries, c/oThelma Baptist Church, 810 Weoka Road, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 30, 2016 from5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Thelma Baptist Church. Mr. Bowdoin will lie in state one hour prior to services at Thelma BaptistChurch. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net
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