Sharon Bowker
June 25, 1946 - September 28, 2025
Sharon Kay Bowker, 79, of Flagstaff, Arizona, died at home on September 28, 2025 of cancer. She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri to Donald and Dorothy Hartman, the oldest of five children. Sharon attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and Arkansas City High School, both in Arkansas City, Kansas. Sharon married her high school sweetheart, Don Bowker, in Arkansas City and remained married for over 60 years. She obtaining accreditation as an X-ray technician at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Sharon accompanied Don on his US Army deployment to Germany, filling many photo albums with pictures of their European travels. After Don's discharge, they settled in Las Vegas, Nev., where they lived and raised their son, Matthew. In 2012, Sharon and Don moved back to Arkansas City, surrounded by family and good friends. In 2023, they moved to Flagstaff, Ariz., to be close to their son, Matthew and daughter-in-law, Becky.
Sharon was preceded in death by Donald Hartman (father); Dorothy Hartman (mother); Jim Hartman (brother); and Tom Hartman (brother); and is survived by Donald Bowker (husband); Matthew Bowker (son); Kathy Braungart (sister); and Marcia Stultz (sister).
A rosary and memorial mass will be held October 29 2025 at San Francisco de Asís church beginning at 10 a.m. in Flagstaff, Arizona.