Ensign Magazine - February 1993, page 45-46
When Donna Bowman was six years old, she named her dolls Linda and Brenda in memory of her two sisters. At the time, Donna didn't understand what had happened to them. All she knew was that she and her two sisters and her brother, George, had gone . . .
When Donna Bowman was six years old, she named her dolls Linda and Brenda in memory of her two sisters. At the time, Donna didn't understand what had happened to them. All she knew was that she and her two sisters and her brother, George, had gone . . .
on a long trip and were left in a children’s home. All four children were placed out during the next week into different families, and it was more than twenty years before they were together again.
After the children had found one another, they decided in December, 1991 to honer their parents by trying to find their graves, and if needed, buy new tombstones. They chose Donna, who grew up in Monett, to make the initial search. She hired a researcher in another state to help her, made many phone calls, and wrote many letters. In February 1992, she came to the Family History Center in Monett to see if she could find information on her parents. With the help of several workers there and going into FamilySearch, which included the Social Security Death Index, the search began. A joyous shout went up when Donna found her father’s Social Security number. Her mother’s number was not there. Donna soon realized that her mother might still be alive.
Throughout Donna’s search to find her mother, she relied on prayer and the encouragement from her new friends at the Monnett Family History Center.
Donna’s patience and hard work paid off, and in May 1992 she found her mother.
Donna, who is a member of another faith, credits the help she received at the Family History Center for getting her on the right path to find her parents. “I don’t think luck had anything to do with my search. I think God was right behind me.”
From an article in the Ensign Magazine
After the children had found one another, they decided in December, 1991 to honer their parents by trying to find their graves, and if needed, buy new tombstones. They chose Donna, who grew up in Monett, to make the initial search. She hired a researcher in another state to help her, made many phone calls, and wrote many letters. In February 1992, she came to the Family History Center in Monett to see if she could find information on her parents. With the help of several workers there and going into FamilySearch, which included the Social Security Death Index, the search began. A joyous shout went up when Donna found her father’s Social Security number. Her mother’s number was not there. Donna soon realized that her mother might still be alive.
Throughout Donna’s search to find her mother, she relied on prayer and the encouragement from her new friends at the Monnett Family History Center.
Donna’s patience and hard work paid off, and in May 1992 she found her mother.
Donna, who is a member of another faith, credits the help she received at the Family History Center for getting her on the right path to find her parents. “I don’t think luck had anything to do with my search. I think God was right behind me.”
From an article in the Ensign Magazine