Jesse W. Rowell, 65, of Irwinville, Georgia, died January 21, 2009, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M., Saturday, January 24 at the Christian Tabernacle with Rev. Earlie Holt and Elder Charles Tyson officiating. Interment will follow at Old Valley Grove Cemetery, Irwin County. The family will receive friends from 6-8, Friday evening at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Rowell was born March 26, 1943 in Irwin County to the late A.T. and Velma Whitley Rowell. He was a farmer and lived in the community most of his life. Mr. Rowell served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was of the Baptist faith.
Mr. Rowell is survived by his brothers and sister-in-law, Billy Rowell and Leroy Rowell both of Irwinville and Tommy & Tammy Rowell of Fitzgerald; sisters and brother-in-law, Betty Sue & Homer Jones of Irwin County, Frances & Richard Taylor of Rochelle and Martha & Patrick Roe of Irwin County as well as several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Blue-Gray Hospice, P.O. Box 1447, Fitzgerald, GA 31750.