Charles Bowman

Charles W. Bowman was born February 13, 1915 in Modesto, California to George O. Bowman and Mary Rumble Bowman. Charles met Ruby O. Rumble at a Church meeting, she was a senior at Oakdale High School. They eventually married July 27, 1940 after Ruby graduated from High School. They made their home on the family ranch. Charles began working for Food Machinery Corporation where he worked until he retired in 1980. Charles and Ruby spent most of their life on the ranch and raised their three sons there. They now have 8 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and are a very close-knit family. They came to Wickenburg in 2005.