MONTEZUMA, GA - John Tyrone Fowler Sr., age 78, formerly of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in St Peters, MO, after a long battle with Alzheimer's.He was born on December 16, 1940, the second of four children to Eian Lisle and Melba Catherine Fowler of Montezuma, GA.He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, GA and the University of Georgia at Athens where he graduated in 1963 with a BS degree in Agricultural Education.In August of that same year, he took Leita Alice Moore for his wife and started a family.In 1976, he accepted a job as Sales Representative with BASF and moved his family to Florence, SC where he lived for next forty years.
Visitation will be held Friday February 22nd from 6 PM – 8 PM at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 23rd at 2 PM at the Montezuma United Methodist Church. He will be laid to rest at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park Cemetery in Montezuma next to his parents and brother.
He had a passion for working in agriculture and with the farming community.He was an avid Georgia Bulldogs fan and an active member of Saint Paul United Methodist Church for many years.He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and camping in the mountains of North Carolina.
He is survived by his brother Eian Lisle "Rooster" Fowler Jr., his sister Wanda Fowler Fletcher, wife Leita Moore Fowler, his children Karan (Bill) Davis, Donna (Ryan) Stevens, and John Tyrone (Jennifer) Fowler Jr. and his grandchildren Christian Fowler, Catherine Fowler, Leita McLaurin Fowler, John Tyrone Fowler III, Eian Fowler, Marie Davis Morris, and Audrey Davis.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother William Thomas Fowler.
Friends may express condolences to the family and sign the online guestbook at www.watsonmathewsfuneralhome.com
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, Georgia has the privilege of being entrusted with the arrangements for Mr. John Tyrone Fowler Sr.