Irwin County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rowe, James Pearlie "J.P." March 13, 2015
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Paulk Funeral Home - March25, 2015
  James Pearlie “J.P” Rowe, 85, of Ocilla died FridaY, March 13,2015, at Tift 
Regional Medical Center in Tifton. 
 Mr. Rowe was born February 21, 1930, in Berrien County to the late Pearlie 
Patrick and Lee Merchant Rowe. He served in the United States Army during the 
Korean Conflict, where he was a point man and a bodyguard for the General James 
Van Fleet. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia with B.S.A. and M.S. 
degrees in Agronomy and Soil Chemistry. He was an Associate Professor Emeritus at 
ABAC, where he taught for 32 years retiring in 1991. At ABAC he was honored with 
the Carlton Award for Teaching Excellence and served as interim division chairman 
in the Division of Science, Mathematics and Nursing in 1986. He was a farmer and 
attended Pinetta Baptist Church in the Pinetta Community of Irwin County.
 Survivers include his children, Linda R. Hilliard and husband David of Tifton, 
Bobby Rowe and wife Carole Ann of Ocilla and Mary Lee R. McDaniel and husband 
Ferris of Woodstock eight grandchildren, Kathleen Hilliard, Anne Lee Hilliard, 
Chandler Rowe, Landon Rowe, Isa Bella Rowe, Harrison McMcDaniel, Luke McDaniel and 
Jake McDaniel. Mr. Rowe was preceded in death by his parents; wife of fifty years, 
Jewell Parrish Rowe; and twin brother, J. C. Rowe.
 Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on March 16 at Pinetta Baptist Church with 
the Rev. John Gibbs officiating and David Hilliard giving the eulogy.
 Interment was in the church cemetery.
 Paulk Funeral Home of Ocilla was in charge of arrangements.



  





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