Hancock County Journal
and The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Thursday
July 22, 1954
Page 5
Column 1Lowell Bivens Meets
Accidental Death
While on VacationLowell Bivens of Vallejo, Calif., met an accidental death Saturday, July 10, while he and his wife were vacationing near Nevada City, Calif.
When he did not return to the resort Saturday by sundown, in accordance with the resort rules, a searching party was sent out. Part way up the mountain they found where he had laid his fishing equipment down and climbed higher. Sunday at 7 a. m. his body was found where he had fallen, hit his head, and was lying in the water.
The funeral and burial was held in Vallejo. He is survived by his widow; three sons, Bert in the navy at Washington, D. C., Richard and Loren of Carthage; a daughter, Patricia Ann of Vallejo; his father, Forrest Bivens of Hamilton; two brothers, Wendell and James of Tucson, Ariz., and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Kavanaugh of Hamilton and Mrs. Elmer Smart of Walbridge, Ohio.
Hancock County Historical Society
Carthage, IllinoisSiegfried II
Page 14Former Rock Creek Man
Dies in Mountain FallLowell Bivens of Vallejo, Calif., met an accidental death Saturday while he and his wife were vacationing near Nevada City, Calif. He was a former resident of Rock Greek township and of Hamilton.
When he did not return to the resort Saturday by sundown in accordance with the resort rules, a searching party was sent out. Part way up the mountain they found where he had laid his fishing equipment down and climbed higher. Sunday at 7 a. m. his body was found where he had fallen, hit his head, and was lying in the water. An autopsy was scheduled.
The funeral and burial was held in Vallejo. He is survived by his wife; three sons, Bert in the navy at Washington, D. C., Richard and Loren of Carthage; a daughter, Patricia Ann of Vallejo; his father, Forrest Bivens of Hamilton; two brothers, Wendell and James of Tucson, Ariz., and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Kavanaugh of Hamilton and Mrs. Elmer Smart of Walbridge, Ohio.
Father: Forrest Bivens
Mother: Harritt Esther Bullock
Wife: Leona
