Kelly Rowell, 42, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Saturday, December 18, 2004, in Elkhart, Indiana.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 22, 2004, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Fitzgerald, with the Rev. Bobby Stone and the Rev. John K. Mobley officiating. Interment will follow in Englewood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7:00 until 9:00, Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Rowell was born April 25, 1962, in Ocilla, Georgia, to Gertrude Dorminy Rowell and the late Herman E. Rowell. He was the Service Manager for Michiana R.V. in Elkhart, Indiana for the past two years and was a former employee of Coachmen Industries, here in Fitzgerald. Mr. Rowell was a 1980 graduate of Fitzgerald High School. He was an avid softball player and golfer, coached boys basketball and girls softball. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Rowell is survived by his wife: Susan C. Rowell, Fitzgerald; one son: Bryce Alexander Rowell, Three Rivers, MI; mother: Gertrude D. Rowell, Fitzgerald; one brother: Herman Rowell, Jr., Tifton; five sisters: Linda Gibbs, Ty Ty, Ruth Roberts, Chula, Ann Dale, Fitzgerald, Kathy Coleman, Marietta and Janet Rowell, Tifton. He was preceded in death by a brother, Lamar Rowell.