Mrs.Jean Sowden;43;of 409 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Friday;Feb.22;1963;at 4:15 a.m. She was a Belle Vernon resident for 23 years. Surviving are her husband;William H.(Howdy) Sowden II;one son;William H.Sowden III;three sisters;Mrs.Mildred Meyer of Charleroi;Mrs.Mary Lindauer of Irwin;and Mrs.Grace Jones of Perryopolis;two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon after 7 p.m.Feb.23. Visiting hours will then be from 1 to 5 ad 7 to 10 p.m. Services there Monday;Feb.25;at 1:30 p.m.in charge of the Rev.E.W.Lighthall;pastor of the First Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.