Bette Lee Dowis Bradley was born on July 24, 1922 on the June Dowis Farm near Sheridan and died August 5th, 2013 in Orange County.
Bette thought there must be an easier life than farming and after graduating from high school, she moved to Kansas City and waited for her sister, Roberta, to join her. They worked at North American Aviation. The sisters moved to California in 1942.
During the World War II years, she met her future husband, James L. Bradley. After he was shipped to Europe for 4 years, they were married January 2nd, 1955 in Maryville at the Methodist Church. They lived several years in his home town of Pendleton, IN.
The Bradleys have three daughters, Jama Danae, Tama Lisa, and Jabette Elese, all of California.
Bette was the daughter of William June and Quete Dowis. Brothers and sisters were Charles Dowis and Roberta June Dowis (both deceased), Joyce Dowis Chambers of Maryville, and Franklin Dowis of Colorado Springs, CO.
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Bette's daughters names are: Jama Danae, Tama Lisa and Jabette Elese. They resided in Pendleton, Indiana not Lendleton.
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