Charles Richard "Bic" Cowdin

Charles Richard “Bic” Cowdin, 94, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab, Richmond, Kansas.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30am., Friday, July 19, 2024, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Family will greet friends prior to services from 9:30-10:30am., also at the funeral home.

Interment Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Kansas.

Bic was born Thursday, February 13, 1930, in Pomona, Kansas, the son of Alfred E. and Rose Lucille (Miller) Cowdin. He was one of twelve children, the seventh child, and the sixth son.

He was an Ottawa resident since 1931, graduating from Ottawa High School with the class of 1950.

Bic was united in marriage on December 28, 1951, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to Edna S. Johnsen. She preceded him in death on January 24, 2011.

He was a life-long painter working for Kansas Building & Trades in Topeka, Kansas, for over fifty years. Bic also owned and operated Cowdin Salvage since the 1970s.

Bic enjoyed dirt track racing and participated in building a race car which he would occasionally drive on the dirt track west of Ottawa. He liked spending time at the salvage yard, and tinkering in the garage, but Bic especially loved his family and friends.

Along with his wife Edna, Bic was preceded in death by his parents Alfred and Rose; sons Jamie Detwiler and LeRoy Detwiler; daughter Linda Showalter; and siblings Eugene, Robert, Bernard, Arlene, Darrell, Danny, Larry, Betty Ann, Ronald, Barbara, and Karen.

Survivors include his daughter Janis Berry of Jefferson City, Missouri; six grandchildren Shannon Henry (Joyce), Todd Detwiler (Cindy), Ted Detwiler, Shelly Hughey (Lynny), Kelli Knecht (Kevin), and Derek Showalter; along with many great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

Services will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Please click the webcast watch now button to view the service.