Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Fowler, Donald F. July 15 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K Taylor bluewolf@onemain.com July 19, 2004, 3:14 am The Bakersfield Californian Donald F. Fowler June 29, 1923 July 15, 2004 Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 20, 10:00 a.m., at Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary. Don was born in Yakima, Washington to Robert and Zella Fowler and they moved to Bakersfield when Don was only a few months old. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. After several jobs he went to work as a mechanic for the Kern Co. Garage in 1949 and was Superintendent of the Kern Co. Garage for 20 years until his retirement in 1982. Don met and married Cherie C. Higgins in 1946 and they were married 43 years until her death in 1989. He loved to restore antique cars, travel in his motor home and fish for salmon in Alaska. Don is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Beverly Fowler; daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Mike Harvick; son and daughter-in-law, Donald W. and Susan Fowler, all of Bakersfield; and son and daughter-in-law, Denny and Lavina Fowler of Ridgefield, WA; six grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob805fowler.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb