Jim Bowie Days

1971 Ben Barnes - Lieutenant Governor of Texas
1972 Dolph Brisco - Governor of Texas
1973 Joe Hanna - Texas Congressman, 54th District
1974 Terry Morgan - Mayor of Bowie
1975 Donnie Gay - World Champion Cowboy
1976 Texas Ranger Belles Riding Club
1977 American Assoc. of Sheriff's Posses & RC
1978 Charles W. Stenholm - US Congressman 17th District
1979 Olie Carriker & Eveln Husfeld - Bowie's Man & Woman of the year
1980 Tom Nichols - Bowie's Poet Laureat
1981 Dr. John Middleton - Mayor of Bowie
1982 Johnnie High - Country Singer
1983 Ray Farabee - Texas State Senator
1984 Flyo Jones Case - Pioneer Country Music Journalist & Bowie Native
1985 Sherry Richards - Mrs. Texas 1985 & Bowie Resident
1986 Dave Allred - Son of Texas Governor James Allred & Bowie Native
1987 Charles W. Martin - Local Cartographer for 1986 Bowie City Map
1988 Jean Montague - Great Great Grandson of Col. Daniel Montague -
1989 Joe Brown - Farm Editor & Journalist for the Times/Record News
1990 Tuff Hedeman - 1986 - 1989 World Champion Bull Rider
1991 Charles Finnell - State Representative, 80th District
1992 Nell Haigood
1993
1994 The Heard Family - Heard's Hardware
1995
1996
1997 T.K. Ranch
1998
1999 Leiland Jett
2000 J.W. & Peggy Cure - Owners of Bowie Dairy Queen
2001 Owen Meyer
2002 Cy Young
2003 Juanita Allen
2004 M. H. Henry
2005 James Cantwell
2006 Area Fire Departments
2007 Rodeo Legend Roy Cooper and his children and grand children.
2008 Greg Evans, Superintendent of Bowie Independent School District

A special Thank You to our former and current Jim Bowie Days
Association Presidents:

1968 - 1969 Charles W. Coffield
1970 - 1971 S. L. Hanson
1971 - 1972 Joe Evans
1973 - 1974 Bob Boudreaux
1974 -1975 Wayne Porter
1975 - Harvey Norris
1976 - 1977 Kenneth Pendelton
1978 - 1980 Bill Prince
1981 - 1986 Lynn Gray
1987 - 1988 James Kittrell
1989 - 1991 Ben Holland
1992 - 1993 Alan Miller
1994 - 2005 Ray Coffman
2006 - ........ Rusty Cordell

Texas History
American Heritage in 1973
Fantasy Land
Frontier Times
Our American Heritage
Oil and Agriculture
Country Living
Joy of Youth
The Good Ole Days
Wild, WIld West
Bowie (1882-1982)
Comics, Old and New
Fun With Music
Special Occasions
Texas - A Century Plus 50
Book TItles
Texas Pride - Bowie 22
Western Heritage
Cowboy Country
America Celebrates
Salute To Pioneers
Spirit of Second Monday
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Fun in the Sun
Going Up Chisolm Trail
Symbols of Freedom
Salute to the Troops
Happy Trails
I Pledge Allegiance
Victory Through The Flames
Honor The Past ... Shape The Future
Hat's Off To Montague County Sesquicentenial