From James Fife

Our son, SGT Nathan Fife, who is currently serving in military intelligence in Iraq--he works at a computer--will be returning home in mid-December and after a month's leave, will then be posted in England. I am attaching his photo.

I was very touched, impressed, by the love I could see among the children of John and Gwen Bushman as they gathered for John's funeral last month. We have a great heritage behind our families. I appreciate Sage's efforts to keep us in touch with each other and that heritage.

Irene and I are well. I am enjoying the positive results of recent cataract surgery. We are planning to visit family in Utah over the Thanksgiving vacation period.

Where is everyone?

Dear Family,

Last July I hosted a Sisters Reunion at my home in Brewster, NY.

Both Katie and I were expecting baby girls that we had five weeks apart.

This photo is on my front steps just before we went to NYC for the day.

It took me about three minutes to write this post and attach the photo.

If you don't want to sign up on blogger.com, you could send me your photos and letters and I will post them. We have not had a lot of activity--and I was hoping for more. I may start posting old letters I have if no one responds!

Hope you have a great Thanksgiving season.

Would love to hear from more of you.

Sage : )

Funeral Service Program for John V. Bushman

JOHN VIRGIL BUSHMAN
23 May 1921 ~ 29 September 2007


Funeral Services
October 10, 2007 - 11am
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Gridley, California

Bishop Grant Goodman, Presiding and Conducting
Leticia Stewart, Organist
Delcia Bosch, Music Director

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop Grant Goodman
Opening Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "How Great Thou Art" # 86
Invocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Kessinger
Life Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Bushman
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connie Webb and Suzette Meik
Medley of Cowboy songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daphne Kessinger
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodney Bushman
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop Grant Goodman
Closing Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Love at Home" #294
Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allan Bosch


Casket Bearers:
John F. Bushman Andy Bosch
Brian Bushman Thomas Bushman
Tyler Bushman Coby Bushman
Doug Kessinger John L. Bushman


Dedication of Grave
Jeffrey Bushman
Interment Gridley-Biggs Cemetery

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JOHN V. BUSHMAN

John V. Bushman, 86, passed away of natural causes on September 29, 2007 in Orem, Utah. He was born in Snowflake, AZ to Preston and Daphne Bushman. He graduated from Snowflake High School and served as a missionary in the Central States for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He married Gwendolyn Fife of Gridley, CA in 1943 and enlisted in the US Coast Guard serving his country in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a resident of Gridley, CA for nearly 50 years and raised his family there working as a journeyman carpenter and job site foreman in northern California.

He enjoyed horses and said he could ride anything that grew hair. He loved to dance, sing and tap his foot to cowboy tunes. He was also a terrific tease, and had a great sense of humor. For the last ten years he lived in Orem, UT with his son Jeff (Heidi) Bushman and their family.

He is survived by his seven children: Daphne (Larry) Kessinger of Atascadero, CA, John F. (Kathy) of Chico, CA, Delcia (Allan) Bosch of Georgetown, CA, Rodney (Chris) of Kearns, UT, Jeffrey (Heidi) of Orem, UT, Connie (Gary) Webb of Loomis, CA and Suzette (Matt) Meik of Merced, CA. He is also survived by 32 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. His wife Gwendolyn passed away February 2, 1977.

A funeral will be held Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 at 11am in the Liberty Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Gridley, CA.

Christmas 2006

Hi again, this is our Christmas picture with our newest daughter Ariana Hope Peterson. Top row, Hans, Katie (Draper), David, Tess. Front, Collin, Deidra, Serena. Ariana is in the middle. I did send this at Christmas time, however I'm not sure it was forwarded to everyone. We look forward to hearing about and seeing your families. We have enjoyed listening to conference this weekend. Hope all is well, Peterson's.

Horses for Uncle John

This picture is of Clarice and Mystery. When I think of Uncle John I always think of horses. I rode my first horse at the Bushman's in Gridley. The horse was lame, I fell off, because the saddle slipped. We now have four horses, my favorite horse Winchester died in March of last year, so if you can ride horses in Heaven, I hope Uncle John is having a great time riding and taking care of our horse Winchester.

Christmas 2005

Hi, we are the David Peterson Family (Katie Draper), this family picture is missing our new baby born November 24th, 2006. We were very sad to hear that Uncle John has passed away. He was always my favorite, due to the white and green mints, among other things. We wish we could be there for the funeral. Hope all goes well.