R. Henry Cowherd
R. Henry Cowherd of New York, recently of Bolivia, South America, son of Ina Graybeal Cowherd and the late Robert H. Cowherd was born September 27, 1950 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died Friday, November 5, 2004 in Bolivia, South America. Age: 54He was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served his country honorably in the United States Navy. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1981 with a degree in graphic arts and photography. His professional activities included archeological work in Jordan and Egypt for the University of Chicago and the Amman University in Amman, Jordan, the Merchant Marines during Gulf War I and work in the travel industry. More recently he lived in Bolivia, South America. Some of his Bolivia activities included travel, working with children and mission work. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Ina Graybeal Cowherd and Paul Phipps; one brother, Roy Cowherd, one sister, Lena Cowherd McCubbin; one niece and three nephews; many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert H. Cowherd; one brother, Marshall Cowherd. MEMORIAL SERVICES: 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 20, 2004 at Parrott Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Gene Weddle and Dr. Ted Beam