Kern County Obituaries

Wesley Nelson Rowlett

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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April 30, 1914 – June 4, 2004
Visitations were held at Stickel Mortuary in 
Mojave Friday, June 11 and funeral services 
were held at the Community Congregational 
Church in Tehachapi on Saturday, June 12 for 
Wesley Nelson Rowlett, who passed away June 
4. Pastor Diane Ryder and Reverend Richard 
Burdine officiated and interment took place at 
Eastside Tehachapi Cemetery.
Nelson was born to Frederick and Grace Rowlett 
in Maitland, Mo. He was a farmer in Missouri 
until he moved to California in 1958. 
In 1960, he began working as a custodian at 
Tehachapi High School and retired in 1976, but 
continued working for the athletic department, 
attending all home games. He finally retired at 
80 years old in 1994.
Nelson is survived by his wife of 67 years, 
Pauline Rowlett; son, Nelson C. of Mound City, 
Mo.; daughters, Darlene Marsh of Bakersfield 
and Trudy and Edwin Callihan of Tehachapi; six 
grandchilden: Sonya and Darrel Hand of Sweet 
Home, Ore.; Katie and Paul Cemer of Houston, 
Texas; Evy and Bob Brown of Tehachapi; Merri 
and Nathaniel Peterson of Bakersfield; Michael 
Marsh and Thomas Marsh, both of Bakersfield; 
great-grandchildren, Ethan Cemer and Memory 
Cemer of Houston, Texas, and John Paul Brown 
of Tehachapi.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations 
be made to Tehachapi High School fund in 
memory of Nelson Rowlett.
 
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