Bobby Joe Bowden Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Bobby Joe Bowden of Georgetown, Texas, who passed away on July 22, 2023 at the age of 80. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, J. E. Bowden and Juanita Bowden (Connie Bowden); his sister Shirley Hammond; his son Ricky Bowden; his son-in-law Steve Seay; and his brother-in-law Dan Townsend.
He is survived by: his sisters, Betty Bartz (Don) and Camille Townsend; his daughter Lisa Kay Morrow (Pat); his stepchildren, Jody Bateman (Melissa), Wendy Cardenas (Jesse) and Shelley Peraza (Rafael); and his grandchildren, Amanda, Chris, Meagan, Jacob, Bobby John (BJ), Tyler, Kayla, Michael, Victoria, Carter, Canen, Austin, Tucker, Cortlyn, Joshua, Kaitlin, Tristan, Jadyn, Crimsen and Zoey.
He is the inventor of the "Wild Cat" horizontal driller and made significant contributions to the oil industry.