Charlotte Lowsley was born December 6, 1931, to Hirva and Virginia Clark in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  As a young girl, she lived on the elk refuge just outside Jackson Hole as her father was the ranger in charge of the preserve.

After graduating from Jackson Hole High School, she married Richard Jones, and they moved to Washington State where the first of their sons, Richard, was born.  Soon afterward, they were blessed to have a second son, Duane.  After a period of time, they relocated to Carpinteria, California, where their third son Jeffrey came into the world.  Unfortunately, her husband Richard passed away suddenly, leaving Charlotte and their three sons to face the world.  Young Richard left home and was on his own while Duane and Jeffrey stayed.  Soon thereafter, Duane married Beverly.

Then along came James "Jim" Lowsley.  Jim took Charlotte and Jeffrey to Omaha, Nebraska.  Jim and Charlotte were married in December 1975.  Jim adopted Jeffrey to be his son while Jeffrey was still a young man.  They transferred to Great Falls, Montana, for a couple of years, and in 1981 returned to the Central Coast at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Charlotte held many jobs but loved retail sales because she was in contact with a number of people.  She was always a "people person" and would lovingly look after their needs.  After moving back to the Central Coast, she worked for 43 years in a gift shop in Solvang, retiring in 2012.  She will be missed.

Charlotte is predeceased by her father and mother, her sisters Sally and Yvonne, and her only brother Dermont.  She is also survived by her loving husband Jim, son Richard of Lompoc, son Duane of Houston, Texas, son Jeffrey of Lompoc, stepdaughter Ann of Lompoc, California, and stepson James of Eugene Oregon.  She has a surviving sister, Virginia, of Bremerton, Washington.

Even though she loved flowers, the family requests donations be made to the charity of your choice in her name.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at 2 pm at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary followed by a reception.  A private interment will be held at Santa Barbara Cemetery.