Individual Details
John Weldon MCDOWELL
(8 Nov 1916 - 25 Nov 1984)
Obituary obtained from K. Don Thompson doesn't give name of newspaper.
John W. McDowell
Nov. 8, 1916 - Nov. 25, 1984
Services for John Weldon McDowell, 1160 E. Fifth St., No. 7, Delta,will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Delta City Cemetery. Members of theVFW Post 3571 will officiate.
Mr. McDowell died Sunday at the Delta County Memorial Hospital. He was68. He had been a resident of Delta for 35 years.
He was born Nov. 8, 1916, in Kirkman, Iowa. He spent his childhood inBrandon, Colo.
Mr. McDowell married Lila Sanderson Aug. 28, 1959, in Aztec, N.M. Mrs.McDowell, a homemaker, survives.
Mr. McDowell moved to Delta in 1949. He was a maintenance man for theU. S. Post Office in Delta, and had also worked for Holly Sugar Corp.He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He was a life member of the VFW Post 3571 in Delta, and had served asa post commander for two terms. He was also a member of the Delta DAVand the Delta I.O.O.F.
Other survivors include mother, Frances McDowell of Grand Junction;three daughters, Kathryn Meuret of Fruita, ? (cut off) Baxter ofPaonia and ? (cut off) McDowell of Norman, Oklahoma. Son, RogerMcDowell of Glen(wood?) Springs; two stepsons, Jack ? of Berea, Calif.and J. H. Mal?? of Parowan, Utah; two sisters, I? Copeland of Denverand P? Tinsley of Grand Junction. ? grandchildren and onegreat-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Asthmatic Foundation throughthe Taylor Funeral Service.
John W. McDowell
Nov. 8, 1916 - Nov. 25, 1984
Services for John Weldon McDowell, 1160 E. Fifth St., No. 7, Delta,will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Delta City Cemetery. Members of theVFW Post 3571 will officiate.
Mr. McDowell died Sunday at the Delta County Memorial Hospital. He was68. He had been a resident of Delta for 35 years.
He was born Nov. 8, 1916, in Kirkman, Iowa. He spent his childhood inBrandon, Colo.
Mr. McDowell married Lila Sanderson Aug. 28, 1959, in Aztec, N.M. Mrs.McDowell, a homemaker, survives.
Mr. McDowell moved to Delta in 1949. He was a maintenance man for theU. S. Post Office in Delta, and had also worked for Holly Sugar Corp.He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He was a life member of the VFW Post 3571 in Delta, and had served asa post commander for two terms. He was also a member of the Delta DAVand the Delta I.O.O.F.
Other survivors include mother, Frances McDowell of Grand Junction;three daughters, Kathryn Meuret of Fruita, ? (cut off) Baxter ofPaonia and ? (cut off) McDowell of Norman, Oklahoma. Son, RogerMcDowell of Glen(wood?) Springs; two stepsons, Jack ? of Berea, Calif.and J. H. Mal?? of Parowan, Utah; two sisters, I? Copeland of Denverand P? Tinsley of Grand Junction. ? grandchildren and onegreat-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Asthmatic Foundation throughthe Taylor Funeral Service.
Events
| Birth | 8 Nov 1916 | Kirkman, Shelby Co., Iowa | |||
| Residence | 1949 | Delta, Delta Co., Colorado | |||
| Marriage | 28 Aug 1959 | Aztec, New Mexico - Lila Louise SANDERSON | |||
| Death | 25 Nov 1984 | ||||
| Burial | 29 Nov 1984 | Delta City Cemetery, Delta, Delta Co., Colorado |  | ||
| Reference No | 3028 |
Families
| Spouse | Lila Louise SANDERSON (1914 - 1990) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Herbert Kern MCDOWELL (1895 - 1971) |
| Mother | Frances Elaine CLARK (1897 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Margarete Elaine MCDOWELL ( - ) |
| Sibling | Phyllis J. MCDOWELL (1920 - 2008) |
Endnotes
1. Funeral memorial leaflet.