CALIFORNIA, MO--JOHN C. LOWE, 71, California, died Dec. 27, 1999, at his home.
He was born Dec. 11, 1928, in Sharp County, Ark., a son of Thomas and Marcella G. Thompkins Lowe. He was married June 4, 1953, in Sharp County, Ark., to Bessie M. Fuller, who survives at the home.
He was a head sawer for Gastineau Lumber Company for 20 years. He was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church, McGirk.
Other survivors include: two sons, Johnnie R. Lowe, Tommie L. Lowe, California; three daughters, Brenda M. Evans, Hermann, and Betty S. Salmons and Mary Louise Lowe, both of California; one brother, Alfred Lowe, state of Arkansas; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bowlin-Cantriel Funeral Home, California. The Rev. Bart Larson will officiate. Burial will be in McGirk Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.   --Jefferson City News-Tribune (MO) - December 28, 1999.

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