Nelle Loriene Taylor Bowman died at the age of 92 on 2 Feb 2009 in West Valley City, Utah. She was born 22 March 1916 in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Loren LeRoy and Flora Hermosa Macdonald Taylor. She married Claudius Bowman Jr. on 18 Sep 1941 in the Mesa, Arizona Temple.
She was an active member of the LDS Church all her life and served in many callings. She was a fun and loving elementary school teacher for 25 years in Mexico. She served a mission with her husband in the Mexico Villahermosa Mission. She loved to entertain people in her home and spend time with her family and friends. She will be remembered for her good cooking, ever-present wit, and positive attitude.
Nelle is survived by: her children, Claude (Marina Brown), Lori (Ron Esmeyer), Roberta (Craig Jensen), and Conrad (Cynthia Bonham, div.); 19 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and many loving family members. She was preceded in death by: her husband, Claudius; and her daughter, Nina [Flora Eileen Bowman married to Richard Johnson].
The family would like to thank the staff of Hazen Home for their loving care of our mother for the last four years of her life; you are truly angels on earth.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 at the Granger Stake Center at 2850 W. 3835 S. in West Valley City. A family viewing will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday with a public viewing at 10 a.m. preceding the funeral.
Online condolences www.memorialutah.com
Obituary at : http://www.legacy.com/SaltLakeTribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=123740842
Sources:
PAF - Archer files = Captain James Brown + (7) Phebe Abbott > Orson Pratt Brown + Macdonald + Skousen + Gabaldon
Photos and information from Obituary at: http://www.legacy.com/SaltLakeTribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=123740842
Additions, bold, [bracketed], some photos, etc., added by Lucy Brown Archer