Obituary of Mervin BOWES

Mervin Bowes was born in Cumberland, IA; to Alfred and Violet Bowes on January 29, 1932. He graduated from Carson High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Korean War veteran. Mervin married Marian McKee on February 19, 1952 in Carson, IA. Following his service in the U.S. Army, he worked for many years as an aircraft mechanic in several states, eventually moving to California. While in California, he worked for Thompson Building Materials, started his own trucking business, and worked as an electronic technician for the Grass Valley Group. After living and working in California for 42 years, he retired to Lake Havasu City, AZ; where he lived for the last two years. He died at home on February 7, 2004.Preceding him in were his father and mother and sister, Wanda Dean. He is survived by his son Scott Bowes of Napa, CA; daughter Candis Huffman of Dana Point, CA; brother Philip Bowes of Box Elder, SD; three grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Mervin never knew a stranger and leaves many, many good friends everywhere he has traveled. Interment will be held in Napa, CA.May you have fair winds and following seas, may the wind always be at you back and the sun always on your face.Arrangements were entrusted to Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home.