Alice Tarleton

Alice Tarleton was born to Elmer and Louise Bowman on February 26, 1905 in Emmett, Idaho the oldest of seven children. Alice died on Christmas Day 2010. She attended schools in Emmett, Garden Valley, Banks, and Sweet, graduating in Sweet. The family also lived in Boise and at Belvedere Station before moving to Cascade. Alice worked as the janitor in the Banks school and in a bakery in Cascade. She met Chet Tarleton while living in Cascade, and they were married in 1924. They lived for a time at Knox, Idaho, then moved to Emmett, where they had three sons, Richard, who died at birth, Jack and Don. Chet moved to Vancouver, Washington in 1941 to work in the shipyards. Alice worked in the Emmett hospital for a time, then moved to Boise in 1943. Chet and Alice were later divorced. She has lived in Boise since 1943. She worked for various businesses in Boise, including Williams' Art Supplies, Parker Portraits and Percy's Idanha restaurant. While working for Parker, she was a portrait photographer and managed the portrait studio at Gowen Field until the airbase closed. She then joined Parker's traveling crew that covered most of the southwest United States selling family portraits, and worked in the Boise studio where the portraits were developed and tinted by hand. She purchased and operated rental properties from 1946 until retiring in 1983. Alice is survived by her two sons; Don, his wife, Robyn and daughter Cassie of Hawaii and Jack who lives in Eagle. She is also survived by Don's children; Pam Martin, Jerry Tarleton and Mike Tarleton, and their families who live in Georgia; and Jack and Mary Jean's family who live in Boise. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Evelyn and Phyllis Bowman, a nephew, Gene Stunz and nieces Greta Stunz, Billie James and Connie Young. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, June Bowman and Alta Stunz, two brothers, Merven and Bill Bowman and a daughter-in-law, Mary Jean Tarleton. Two other brothers died at birth. It was her wish to be cremated and have a graveside service instead of a funeral. Burial will be at the Emmett Cemetery at a future date to be announced. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel. The family would like to thank the staff at Good Samaritan Boise Village for their loving and attentive care of Alice for the past seven years.