1. To bend; to inflect; as, to bow vines. 2. To bend the body in token of respect or civility; as, to bow the head. 3. To bend or incline towards, in condescension. Bow down thine ear to the poor. Eccles. 4. To depress; to crush; to subdue.
December 03, 1999|ELAINE WOO | TIMES STAFF WRITER. Gene Rayburn, the actor and veteran quiz show host best known for emceeing television's The Match Game, has died. He was 81. Rayburn died Monday at his home near Gloucester, Mass., of congestive heart failure, said his daughter, Lynne Rayburn.
Rayburn was a Fannin County native who held the office of U.S. Speaker of the House for the longest period thus far. Also, the Fannin County Museum, Fort Inglish Park and the Fannin County Courthouse are located in Bonham.ayburn was a Fannin County native who held the office of U.S. Speaker of the House for the longest period thus far. Also, the Fannin County Museum, Fort Inglish Park and the Fannin County Courthouse are located in Bonham.