Jessie Mae Thompson Fowler, 93, of Tifton passed away Saturday, April 26, 2003, at Tift Health Care. A graveside funeral service was held for Mrs. Fowler at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 28, 2003, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she was entombed. the Rev. Mark Hancock officiated.
Mrs. Fowler's grandsons served as pallbearers.
Born August 15, 1909, in Hart County, Mrs. Fowler was the daughter of the late Edward J. Thompson and Betty Elizabeth McDowell Thompson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Elma Lee "L. E." Fowler; one son, Dr. John E. Fowler; one daughter, Mary Jannette Denby; four brothers; and four sisters. She was a homemaker and co-owner of Tifton Monument Company; and she was of the Methodist faith.
Mrs. Fowler is survived by three daughters and one son-i-law, Annette and Wendell Sumner of Tifton, Marie Cottle of Clayton and Ann Williams of Harbor Springs, Michigan; ten grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.