Roy J. Bowman, 78 NORTH LIMA - Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ for Roy J. Bowman, 78, who died Thursday evening at Forum Health Northside Medical Center. Roy was born Sept. 30, 1930 in Ellsworth to the late Hugh and Ethel (Delfs) Bowman. Roy was a 1948 graduate of Canfield High School, Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University and a member of the American Institute of Banking. He retired in 1992 as the Executive Vice President and Branch Administrator of Mahoning National Bancorp Inc. after 42 years of service. Roy held many positions within the bank including branch manager of the Jackson-Milton, Boardman, and Southside branches. He also oversaw construction at many branches. Roy was active with the Canfield Fair, serving it for over 39 years. He was a 11-year member of the Ellsworth Junior farmers 4-H, and served the Junior Fair Board for four years. He established admissions office and Change Bank under the directorship of William Kilcawley in 1955. Roy supervised this department from 1955 until he was appointed director in April 1969, filling the term left vacant by the death of his father, Hugh Bowman. Roy was a director of banking, tickets, admissions, traffic, and parking coordinating with the Ohio State Patrol, Canfield Police, and the Mahoning County Sheriffs Dept. for 25 years. He served as President in 1978 and 1979. He retired from the board in 1994. He was elected by District 9 to serve on the Ohio Fair Managers Associations Executive Committee. He received the "Distinguished Service Award" from the Secretary of Agriculture in January of 1985. He also received the "Achievement Award" from the Secretary of Agriculture in January of 1993. Roy was active with fund raising for the United Appeal and Red Cross. He was past member of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce, where he served as the chairman of Education. Past president and member of the Boardman Rotary, Boardman Civic Association, and South Range School Board. In June of 1993, he was honored by the Youngstown YMCA as "Man of the Year" for his outstanding civic leadership. Roy is survived by his wife, the former Verna M. Zimmerman; three children, Diann (Margaret Jones) Bowman of Southington, Linda (Thomas) Eisenbraun of Poland and John (Joanne) Bowman of Brookline, Mass; seven grandchildren, Mark (Lynne Schuller) Veynovich, Jim (Lisa Masucci) Knopp, Sarah Bowman, Phillip Bowman, Lisa (Robert) McGehee, Tom B. (Rose Herrle) Eisenbraun and Shauna (Barry) Yane; 11 great-grandchildren, Matthew, Nicholas, Alexa, Zane, Brandi, Justin, Amber, Jena, Shawn, Samantha and Addison; a brother, Lee E. Bowman of Hanoverton. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Dale D. and Randall Bowman. Friends may call Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home in North Lima Chapel. Friends may also call one hour prior to services at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Mt. Olivet Church of Christ or the Fred Childress Greater Mahoning Valley Parkinson Support Group.