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Charles Bowles
Charles Roy Bowles, age 83, passed away August 12, 2004
at his home in Elk Ridge, Utah.
He was born December 15, 1920 in Nephi, Utah, to Leo
and Bertha Leah Bowers Bowles. He married Melvina Stanley
October 2, 1941 in Preston, Idaho. Their marriage was later
solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple July 23, 1942.
He served three years during World War II in the
Army/Air Force, eighteen months in Italy. Upon returning he
worked as an automobile mechanic and a custodian. He and his
wife moved to Springville, Utah, in 1956 where they raised
their five children. They have lived in Elk Ridge for the
last two years. He enjoyed serving in numerous church
positions. He was a volunteer fireman and loved woodworking,
hunting, fishing and going for rides, especially out
west.
He is survived by his wife, Melvina; children, Carolyn
Adamson, Marilyn (Terry) Frost, Maxyne (Lee) Haskell,
Christine (Scott) Hill, Chuck (Linda) Bowles; 23
grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 1
great-great-grandchild; sister, Lenora Davis. He was
preceded in death by sister, Mildred Greenhalgh; brothers,
Spencer Bowles and Max Bowles; granddaughter, Amy
Haskell.
Funeral services were held August 16, 2004 in the Elk
Ridge 5th Ward. Interment in the Nephi City Cemetery.
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