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- Nathan Henry Fowler, 104, affectionately known as �Uncle Bud,�died July14, 2004, at the Veteran�s Nursing Home of Cheyenne, Wyo. He was born March 19, 1900, in Tishomingo, Indian Territory, which isnowOklahoma, to James Alexander and Mary Elizabeth (Whitmore) Fowler. He was educated throughout his life, mostly in the school of hardknocks.He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1920, and was given amedicaldischarge in 1922. He served in China and the Philippines. He was honored in 2003 forbeingone of the oldest living Marines. Nathan worked in manyoccupations inhis lifetime. He was a farmer, a horse trainer, a cowboy, truck driver, producedealerand ice salesman. He also operated his own mechanic shop in Amarillo, Texas, formanyyears. He always managed to have a job, even during the Great Depressionwhenjobs were very hard to find. Nathan and his family lived in Amarillo for many years, andwerelong-time members of the Church of Christ. Following the death of his wife, he moved to Oklahoma, and latertoColorado, to live with his niece, Opal, and her husband GaylordNaill. Nathan is survived by three nieces: Opal Naill of Wiggins, Colo.,Ida-LeaBiederman of Longmont, Colo., and Alma Ruth Froland ofMartinez, Calif.; three nephews: David Fowler of Denver, Colo., Rodney Fowler ofLongmont,Colo., and Dr. R.A. Ivie Jr. of Azle, Texas; and numerousgrand-nephews and grand-nieces. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernie; ason,Henry Elmore Fowler; a daughter, Josephine Jenkins; his parents, James Alexander and Mary Elizabeth Fowler; foursisters:Lida Ivy, Ida Leach, Clara McAnulty, and Zolo Boutcher; two brothers, William Fowler and John Fowler, and several siblingswhodied in infancy.
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