Macon-Fower Memorial Airport - K89 (Macon, Missouri)

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In 1924 Marie Meyer married stunt pilot Charles Lee Fower. Fower was born in Macon, Missouri on December 23, 1894. The Marie Meyer Flying Circus continued to operate until 1928 or 1929. Flying was becoming less novel for the spectators, stunts were more regulated, and owning and running aircraft was becoming more expensive.[2] By 1929, the circus was down to its last Standard J-1.

Marie and her husband moved to Macon, where they ran several businesses reflecting the trends of the times. The Fower Oil Company met the need for gas for increasingly popular cars, while Louie's Sweet Shop took advantage of the availability of electricity to serve sodas and ice cream. They kept one of their planes and bought a farm outside of town, where they built a private landing strip. In 1965, Charles Fower donated the landing strip to the city. It became the Macon Fower Memorial Airport.

Marie Meyer and Charles Fower were honored in 1953 by the St. Louis Chapter of the National Aviation Academy (NAA) for "contributing materially to the progress of aviation by exhibiting faith in the future of powered flight during the dawn of the air age".

Marie died in a car accident in Hot Springs, Arkansas on May 24, 1956, while traveling with friends.[16][17][3] Charles died on February 2, 1967. They are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Macon.

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FAA Identifier: K89