hmtl5 Lois Jane Towle b. 11 Jun 1928 Denver County, Colorado d. 25 Jun 2020 Sterling, Logan County, Colorado: McKeown Genealogy

Lois Jane Towle

Female 1928 - 2020  (92 years)


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  • Name Lois Jane Towle 
    • daughter of Alton F. Towle and Kathryn N. Noble [1, 2]
    Born 11 Jun 1928  Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Jun 2020  Sterling, Logan County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Cremated location of ashes unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1194  McKeown
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2023 

    Family Richard Carson Bedford,   b. 3 Nov 1926, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1992, Sterling, Logan County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 17 Jun 1949  Greeley, Weld County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jun 1928 - Denver County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jun 1949 - Greeley, Weld County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Jun 2020 - Sterling, Logan County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Lois Jane Bedford-Bright, 92 of Sterling passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Devonshire Acres. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. James R. Nash as officiant. The service will conclude at the church. Lois was born June 11, 1928 in Denver, Colorado to Alton and Kathryn (Noble) Towle. She graduated North High School in Denver Colorado in 1946. She then went to college and graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 1969, BS in Biology and Secondary Teaching. Lois married Richard C. (Dick) Bedford on June 17, 1949 in Greeley, Colorado. He passed away in 1992. She later married George Bright on March 23, 2002 in Sterling, Colorado. He passed away in 2014. She was a co-owner with her husband Dick at Bedford Upholstery in Sterling Colorado. She also taught students and substituted at Sterling High School. Lois was a licensed agent at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance and was also co-owner with her son, Tom at Bedford Furniture. Lois was a member of Sigma Upsilon Sorority at Colorado Teacher's College in Greeley Colorado; President of the Episcopal Church Women of Colorado in Denver, Colorado; PEO, American Legion Auxiliary, BPOE Does, all in Sterling. She served on the Urban Renewal Authority Committee and sang with the Master Chorale in Sterling for many years. Lois loved all things in nature, especially bird watching and identification, she enjoyed camping at Red Feather Lakes and the Colorado Rockies. She also enjoyed boating with Dick on the old green pontoon boat at North Sterling Reservoir. She is preceded in death by her parents Al and Kathryn; brothers Guy and Dean (Barbara) Towle; husband Dick Bedford and husband George Bright and her dear friends John and Pam Spence. Lois is survived by 2 sons and 1 daughter; 4 grandchildren ; 2 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. Contributions may be made to in Lois' name to Smile Train, in care of Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, PO Box 1046, Sterling, CO 80751.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S36] census record.

    3. [S3] Obituary.