12/7/1898 1/30/2001 James Noel Lowe, born in Cleveland County, AR, he was preceded in death by his parents, Nancy Lillian Baker and James Benjamin Lowe and 12 brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Helen R. Lowe, of OKC, and many nieces and nephews. He received his early education at Teachers Academy in Lewisville, MS and the Agricultural School at Magnolia, AR, graduating in 1924 from Oklahoma A&M College (OSU) in Stillwater with a major in Agronomy and a BS degree in Agriculture. He was an alumni member of OSU, Southern Arkansas University, and Pi Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Serving first in the Extension Service as County Agent in both Oklahoma and Kansas, he joined the Soil Conservation Service in 1935 as Assistant Regional Agronomist, first in Kansas, and then in South Carolinas Regional Agronomist for the Southeastern United States. In 1943 he moved to Washington, DC as Agricultural Specialist in the Board of Economic Warfare. During WWII his job took him to Central America to encourage crop production for the US armed forces. After the war in Europe was over, he was appointed Project Manager for the European Rehabilitation Organization. During his tenure he was sent to Mexico as the Chief Appraiser of cattle during the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. By 1951, the program was successfully concluded, completing one of the outstanding cooperative efforts between Mexico and the US. He then returned to Washington, DC as the Assistant Chief of the Fertilizer Division and the Chemical Program of the Agriculture Department. He became the Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in California in 1954 and then in 1959, he returned to Washington as the Chief of the Industrial Development Branch of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In the early 1960's he transferred to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in the Department of the Interior, where he continued until retirement from 45 years of government service in December of 1968. After retirement, he returned to Oklahoma and in 1971 purchased land for recreation and livestock production with two of his brothers and other family members. With considerable effort the land was rehabilitated and became a successful beef cattle operation. Following the death of his brother, J.N. continued to manage the farm himself until the late 1990's. Proud of the restoration accomplished, he stated that throughout the years he truly enjoyed all his work.