Leslie R. "Les" Barlow Jr.

1942 - 2017

Leslie "Les" R. Barlow Jr. was born on March 25, 1942, to Leslie (Les) and Muriel (Marie) Barlow in Arcata Calif., and passed away on Jan. 3, 2017. He logged with his father for years before moving on to working cattle all around the country, including Anderson with Shasta Livestock, Corning, Vina, Cottonwood, Fort Klamath, Bly and surrounding areas and inspecting cattle for 30-plus years for the Oregon Department of Agriculture. He survived his young and wild days, where he met some of the most amazing and important lifelong friends, a list too long to mention. He married Shelly on Aug. 11, 1984. He enjoyed being outdoors hunting and fishing with his family and visiting with people. For over a decade, their spare time was spent running around to watch grandkids for sports, school functions, county fairs or just chasing them around while they helped with chores. Papa loved having the grandkids around. He is survived by his wife, Shelly; daughters and sons-in-law, Becky, Leslie (Doug), Alise (Josh), Malina and Susan; grandkids, Lauren, Kylan and Les, Quinton, Colton, Luke and Ada, Michela (Chanc) and Kenny, and Shyanne and Maurice; along with several great-grandkids. He was a wonderful husband and the greatest dad and papa ever. Please join us for the service followed by a potlock to celebrate the life of Les "Papa" Barlow at the Klamath County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m. in Exhibit Hall No. 1.