Roy Eugene Lowery's Obituary
Roy Eugene Lowery, 65, of Seaford, DE, died Sunday, October 18, 2009 at his home under Heartland Hospice Care after a long battle with lung cancer.
Born on May 26, 1944 in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John Henry Lowery and Rita Martha (Jordon) (Lowery) Sipple. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by one sister, Shirley Ann Dively.
Mr. Lowery retired from AP Croll in Georgetown, Delaware and was an avid sports fan who loved the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Iowa Hawkeyes. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was a Chef by training and loved to cook and bake for his wife, children and grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife, Nancy; children, Kimberly and Steven Aaron of Cambridge, MD, Kelly and Mike Thomas of Bridgeville, DE, and Kendra and Greg Decker of Alexandria, VA and Kristopher Lowery of Seaford, DE; brother and sister-in-law, Mark and Sandi Lowery of Indianola, IA; brother-in-law, Robert Dively living in FL; sister-in-law, Susan Fisher of Lewes, DE; three grandchildren, Kristen Lowery, Myron Thomas and Andrea Thomas and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Dodd-Carey Chapel, 307 N. Bedford Street, Georgetown, DE, with Pastors Delmer Willey of Brookview United Methodist Church and Rod Dufour of First Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be at Dagsboro Redmens Memorial Cemetery, Dagsboro, DE. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday beginning at 10:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be directed to Brookview United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, c/o Clark Simms, 5474 Indiantown Rd, Rhodesdale, MD 21659.
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