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Edna Melissa Smith
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1879 October 6
Date Details
Occurred On 1879 October 6
Baptized by Albert Davis
1887 October 6 (Age 8)
Married John Fife Bowman
1903 January 27 (Age 23)
Served as Mission President's Wife in the Central States Mission
1939 June 7 – 1943 (Age 59) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1939 June 7
Set Apart
On 1939 June 11
Departed from Home
Ended Circa 1943
Released
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/john-fife-bowman-1880-fs-01.jpg)
Central States Mission President and Wife
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/helen-hughes-1918-fs-08.png)
Central States Mission Group
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/donald-claudius-frei-1918-fs-13.jpg)
Central States Mission Conference Jan 1941
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/helen-hughes-1918-fs-05.jpg)
District Presidents of the Central States Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/emily-tompkinson-1920-fs-03.jpg)
Missionaries Central States Mission
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1958 October 26 (Age 79)
Media
![Edna Melissa Smith Bowman (1879 - 1958) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/B/melissa-smith-bowman-1879-fs.jpg)
Edna Melissa Smith Bowman (1879 - 1958) Profile
![Central States Mission President and Wife, 1941 April 27](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/john-fife-bowman-1880-fs-01.jpg)
Central States Mission President and Wife, 1941 April 27
![Central States Mission Group, Circa 1940 March](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/helen-hughes-1918-fs-08.png)
Central States Mission Group, Circa 1940 March
![Central States Mission Conference Jan 1941](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/donald-claudius-frei-1918-fs-13.jpg)
Central States Mission Conference Jan 1941
![District Presidents of the Central States Mission, Circa 1941](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/helen-hughes-1918-fs-05.jpg)
District Presidents of the Central States Mission, Circa 1941
![Missionaries Central States Mission, 1942 May 24](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/emily-tompkinson-1920-fs-03.jpg)
Missionaries Central States Mission, 1942 May 24