Ware-Jeff Davis County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rowell, Vernon Odell August 1, 1988 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William J. (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net September 23, 2011, 7:20 pm The Waycross Journal Herald 8-2-1988 Page 13 Vernon O. Rowell Vernon Odell Rowell, 77, died Monday at his residence in the Waresboro community after an extended illness. A native of Jeff Davis County, he lived most of his life in Ware County. He was the son of the late Richard and Mamie Swain Rowell. He retired in 1975 from the SCL Railroad paint shops, after 30 years of service. He was a member of Pine View Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nina McCarty Rowell, Waycross; four sons, Randall Rowell and Charles Rowell, both of Waycross, Jery Rowell, Blackshear, and Johnny Rowell, Albany; three daughters, Mrs. Luther (Jacqueline) Rouse, Mrs. Cecil (Betty Jo) Dryden, and Mrs. June Smith, all of Waycross; three sisters, Mrs. Lula Eunice, Hazlehurst, Mrs. Mary Murray and Mrs. Sadie Lucas, Waycross; 16 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be held in the Miles-Odum Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Williams Cemetery in Hazlehurst. The Waycross Journal Herald 4 Aug 1988 Page 28 Vernon Odell Rowell Funeral for Vernon Odell Rowell was held Wednesday morning in the chapel of Miles-Odum Funeral Home with the Rev. Randall Gunter officiating. Burial was in the Williams Cemetery near Hazlehurst. Miles-Odum Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Active pallbearers were Bobby Lucas, John Stephens, Jimmy Rowell, Fred Rowell, Joby Rowell, Lary Nasworthy, and Cecil T. Dryden. Additional Comments: Georgia death certifiacte #030879. Vernon' first wife was Glady Rooks Rowell. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/ware/obits/r/rowell2294nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb