Ralph William Fowler (1902 - 1988)

Born 12 Apr 1902 in Bartlesville, Cherrokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Velda Maureen Caldwell — married 5 Jul 1942 in Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho

Died 14 Mar 1988 at age 85 in Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States

Biography

Note

Mary Ames: "The Park Fowler family was living in Bartlesville in 1902 when Ralph was born...in 1910 they are in Big Hill Township, Osage County....still Oklahoma. Three years later, they are in Denver. Ralph had to have started school in OK but perhaps he finished in Denver thus the obituary that says he was reared and educated in Denver (Colorado)."

Apparently, at the time of his death, Ralph was living in Fruitland, PayetteCounty, Idaho, since his last Social Security benefit was sent there. According to the Oregon State Death Index: "Many people from Payette and the surrounding areas died in Ontario, Oregon, which is the closest hospital." Ralph's social security number, issued in Idaho, is: 519-07-1275.

Ralph Fowler's obituary on March 16, 1988 in the Argus Observer-Ontario, Oregon, read as follows:

"RALPH WILLIAM FOWLER

FRUITLAND-Ralph William Fowler, 85, an accountant, died March 14, 1988, in an Ontario Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ontario Chapel of the Roses, Pastor Calvin Nickelson, Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Inurnman will follow at a later date. He was born April 12, 1902, At Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a son of Parker and Harriett Matthews Fowler. He was reared and educated in Denver, Colorado, and had studied several correspondence courses. He was an accountant in the lumber industry. He married Velda Caldwell on July 5, 1942, at Mountain Home. He lived in Nampa for 25 years."

Mary Ames found additional information: "He lived in Nampa for 25 years, then moved to the Fruitland Area where he also lived for 25 years. He enjoyed fly fishing and was a member of Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include his wife, Velda of Fruitland, two sons, Ralph W. Fowler of Woodland, California and Michael L Fowler of Fruitland; three daughters, Mrs Dorothy J. Piersol of La Mirada, Calif, Mrs Judith A. Hintz of Payette and Mrs. Maureen Goff of Boise; a niece, Mrs. Evelyn Randolph of Mesa, Arizona.; 15 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Memorials may be made in Memory of Ralph Fowler, c/o Chapel of the Roses, 2543 S.W. 4th ave., Ontario 97914."

Sources

Acknowledgements

• Fowler-3733 was created by Bruce Cunningham through the import of Ben Cunningham Descendants_2014-07-14_01.gedcom.ged on Jul 14, 2014.