Richard Lee Rowden was born October 3, 1942, in Hugoton, Kansas. He was the son of John Wesley and Ellen Hattie Hoskinson Rowden. He married Martha Alley in Pueblo, Colorado, June 11, 1985. He was employed as a welder with Colorado Interstate Gas for thirty-three years. The Rowden family moved to Lakeview, Arkansas from Pueblo, Colorado in 2003. Mr. Rowden was a member of Eagles and Elks, and he enjoyed fishing, golfing and walking. Richard Lee Rowden passed away at his residence, January 4, 2006, at the age of 63 years, 3 months and 1 day. Survivors: Wife of twenty-one years, Martha Rowden of Lakeview, Arkansas; three daughters, Kerry Lynn Palmer of Carbondale, Illinois, Martha Ann Taylor of Pueblo, Colorado, and Jennifer Rene Krueger of Pueblo, Colorado; five grandchildren; one brother; and one sister Preceded in Death by: His parents, and eight brothers and sisters Funeral: Memorial service in Colorado at a later date