Modoc County Record – July 12, 2007 Services for Margarie Nelson Funeral services for Margarie Nelson of Alturas, will be held July 22, 2007, at the Federated Church at 2 p.m. The Rev. Robert Ropp will return to Alturas to conduct the service. A time of fellowship will follow at the church hall. Mrs. Nelson passed away May 9, 2007, at the age of 92. She had made Alturas her home since 1947. Margarie is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Marilyn and Ernie Hess, Alturas, CA; grandson Mike Hess and wife Marcie, Allen, TX; grandson Keith Hess and wife Lesley, Durham, CA; great-grandchildren Tim and Danielle Hess, Allen, TX; Whitney, Taylor, Nick and Alex Hess, Durham, CA; several nieces, nephews and friends. Margarie was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lonnie Nelson; grandson Barry Hess; brother Lamar Roberts; sisters Lorene Stiles and Margie Lee Henderson. Margarie will be laid to rest beside her husband. Donations may be made to the Federated Community Church, Alturas, CA. Sherman R. Bowman Sherman R. Bowman of Anderson, CA went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, following seventeen years of bravely living with the effects of several strokes, the first having occurred in 1990. He was 83 years of age at his death. Sherman was born on January 26, 1924 in Likely, Modoc County, CA, the first of five children born to William and Clara Bowman, and the grandson of Andrew Jackson Bowman, an early Modoc County pioneer, and successful rancher. Sherman was in the third grade when his parents moved to Alturas. He continued his education in Alturas, until 1943, when, foregoing his final weeks of high school, he enlisted in the Marine Corp to go fight in World War II. His Marine Corps unit was shipped out first to Australia, and then back to the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Ultimately, they were stationed in Sitka, Alaska preparing for an anticipated attack from Japanese forces. In Sitka, Sherman, who had risen to the rank of sergeant, met and married a local young woman named Julia Durkees. At the end of World War II, Sherman was discharged from the Marine Corps in Orange County, CA, where his son, William was born in 1945. Sherman's second son, Andrew, was born in 1948. In 1949, Sherman, with his wife and sons, returned to Alturas, where he worked for Ingram's Hardware Store. This was to be the beginning of a lifelong career in the lumber and hardware industry. In 1953, subsequent to a divorce by Julia in 1950, Sherman accepted a position as assistant manager of Sterling Lumber Company's operations in Roseville, CA. During this period, he renewed a life long friendship with Dolores Bunyard Barker, a schoolmate from Modoc County, who was residing with her two children, Phillip and Rebecca, in the home of her parents, and teaching school, in Napa, CA. In 1958, Sherman was able to regain custody of his sons. In the course of the continuing friendship between Sherman and Dolores, and the emerging friendship between the children, Sherman and Dolores decided to join the two families together and were married in July, 1958. Sherman returned to Roseville with a new family. In 1959, Sherman was offered the manager position at Sterling Lumber Company in Placerville, CA, and the family moved to El Dorado County. Sherman was baptized in the American River in Coloma, CA, in 1960, along with all four of his children, having accepted Christ as Lord. He thus embarked on a life long effort to know God, and to submit his life to Him In 1963, Sterling Lumber Company shut down all its operation. Sherman went to work as a sales manager for a lumber mill in the mountains of Georgetown, El Dorado County, CA, and the family moved there for a short time. A devastating forest fire, destroyed the mill, and Sherman once again had to find work, and the family moved back to Placerville. For several years he commuted between the family's home in Placerville, and his job with Gateway Lumber in Orangevale, CA. In 1967, Sherman accepted a position with Meek's Lumber Company in their then new facility on Cypress Avenue in Redding. He moved with wife, Dolores, to Anderson. Throughout his lifetime he was known as an excellent horseman, and enjoyed raising and training horses. As a young man he participated in local rodeos, and was a good hand with a rope. He was often off helping friends move cattle, and if there was no work to be done, he would take Dolores, and horses into the mountains to ride, and explore the back country. Sherman retired from Meeks Lumber in 1986. In 1990, he was struck down with the first stroke. For the next 17 years, he demonstrated great courage and determination, and was an example in faith to all of his children (4), grand children (10), and great-grandchildren (20). He is survived by his wife, of 39 years, Dolores Bowman, who was also his faithful nurse and companion, and his sisters Irene Holloway of Yreka, CA, and Joyce Humphreys. His brother Kenneth Bowman, and sister Bertha Nichols, preceeded him in death. A Memorial Service was held at Anderson Cottonwood Neighborhood Church on Friday, July 6 at 11:00 a.m. Louis Barlese, Jr. Services for Louis Barlese, Jr., a resident of Alturas for most of his life, will be held Friday, July 13, at 1 p.m. at the Veterans' Memorial Hall, So. Main Street, Alturas, CA. Mr. Barlese, 40, passed away unexpectedly on July 6, 2007, at Modoc Medical Center, Alturas, CA. Born to Louis and Betty (Peters) Barlese on May 17, 1967, in Greenville, CA, he came to Alturas as young child and graduated from Modoc High School. Known as "Louie" to his many friends and family members, he was Supervisor of Land Management for Greenville Rancheria which required travel. He also served four years as Tribal Chairman for the Greenville Rancheria. He maintained a dual residence in Red Bluff and Alturas during this time, as the main office was located in Red Bluff. He was Alturas Rancheria Gaming Commissioner as well as a rancher. Mr. Barlese was athletic and adept at bareback riding, boxing, basketball, football and baseball. He enjoyed participating in wild horse races, enjoyed games of horse shoes, singing karaoke and enjoyed dancing. He was preceded in death by his brother Jesse Barlese and his father Louis Barlese, Sr. in January 2005. He is survived by his wife Missy Say of Alturas, CA; mother Betty Barlese of Alturas; nephews Jordan and Dustin Barlese of Alturas; uncles and aunts, Marjorie Timmons, Redding, CA; Oroville Barlese, Nixon, NV; Janice Barlese, Nixon, NV; Florence Brown, Alturas; Speedy and Cindy Gonzales, Alturas; Art and Vicky Brown, Alturas; Arlie Brown, Alturas; Edson and Bunny DeGarmo, Alturas; Gordon Crutcher, Sr., Susanville; Donald and Mary Preston, Alturas; and numerous cousins and friends. Louie leaves behind many cherished memories to those who knew him. Memorial donations may be made out to Betty Barlese, in care of Plumas Bank, 510 N. Main Street, 510 N. Main St., Alturas, CA 96101. Kerr Mortuary is handling arrangements. Burial will be at the Allen Indian Cemetery in Alturas, CA. Earl L. Conley Earl Lewis Conley, 50, of Adin, CA died at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Sacramento, CA on June 25, 2007. Mr. Conley was born in Sacramento, CA on December 16, 1956. He was a cattle rancher in Adin for the past 20 years. Private family services were held July 3 at the Adin Cemetery. Kerr Mortuary handled arrangements. Orma Kramer Albaugh Orma Kramer Albaugh, 98, of Adin, died Tuesday at Mayers Memorial Hospital in Fall River Mills, CA. Arrangements are pending at McDonald's Burney Chapel (530) 335-2247. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.