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Submitted: 9/20/21 • Approved: 10/2/21 • Last Updated: 10/5/21 • R457693-G0-S3
Oct 16, 1933 - Sept 14, 2013
Married Patricia Jan 25, 1953
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erry Lee Mowell BROWNFIELD- Services for Jerry Lee Mowell, 79, of Brownfield will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Carter officiating. Burial will be at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home. There will be a family visitation this evening, Sept. 17, 2013 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Brownfield Funeral Home. Jerry entered Eternal Life on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 in Brownfield. He was born Oct. 16, 1933 in Haskell, Texas to Bill and Lenola Mowell. Jerry lived in Old Glory, Texas with his family until the 5th grade when his family moved to Rule, Texas. He graduated from Rule High School in 1951. He married Patricia Townsend in Haskell, Texas on Jan. 25, 1953. They celebrated their 60th anniversary this past January. He began his career with Santa Fe Railroad and was a telegraph operator until 1962. At that time, he and his wife moved to Brownfield, Texas where he started his career with Ozark Mahoning Co., where he worked for over 32 years at both the Brownfield and Seagraves plants, retiring as a plant manager in 1994. Jerry was a devoted Christian and served in many capacities as a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where he was a deacon for 25 years. His faith, his love for his family, and time spent in Ruidoso trout fishing were amongst his greatest treasures in life. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Lenola Mowell; a brother, Billy Mowell; and a son-in-law, James Spencer. Jerry is survived by his beloved wife Pat of Brownfield; a son, Kendall Mowell and wife Marcia of Killeen; a daughter, Janet Spencer of Brownfield; five grandchildren, Ryan Mowell of Austin, Leanne Mowell of Killeen, Shayla Spencer of Lubbock, Douglas Spencer, and Patrick Spencer of Brownfield; a great-granddaughter, Emily Spencer of Brownfield; a sister, Nancy Heiser of Ft. Worth; a sister-in-law, Angela Mowell of Granbury; an aunt, Bernita Hughes of Lubbock; several nieces, nephews and cousins. The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association and the Building Fund at Calvary Baptist Church in Brownfield.
Published by Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on Sep. 17, 2013.
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