Bowman, Loretta, 1919-2015

Loretta Bowman was born in Logandale, Nevada on February 10, 1919. She lived there and worked for her family as a store clerk for many years. Bowman later served as the elected Clark County Clerk in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1965-1999. She started as the deputy county clerk in 1947, and was appointed to the unexpired county clerk term of Helen Scott Reed before running and being elected for her first full term in 1966. During her time in office, she won reelection every four years, created new systems to handle increasing work loads, and computerized the government office. After her retirement in 1999, Bowman married James Charles Hunt, and they remained together until his death in 2007. Loretta Bowman died on May 15, 2018.

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Obituary of Loretta Bowman Hunt, Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 2015. Accessed October 2018. https://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=loretta-bowman-hunt&pid=174894056

Koch, Ed. "50 years and still on the job: Friends, co-workers honor county clerk." Las Vegas Sun, November 18, 1997.

Gang, Bill. "Longtime county clerk will retire." Las Vegas Sun, February 25, 1998.