Andy Clayton Rowe, Sr.

ANDY CLAYTON ROWE, SR., 78, DIED MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2002. HE WAS BORN IN PENDER COUNTY, NC ON NOVEMBER 23, 1923, THE SON OF THE LATE DAVID FRANKLIN AND LAURA MILDRED WARD ROWE. HE WAS A LOVING AND DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND WAS A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II, SERVICE IN THE U.S. NAVY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF OAK LEVEL BAPTIST CHURCH AND A FORMER MEMBER OF THE SUNSER AVEUNE BAPTIST CHURCH. FOR OVER 40 YEARS, MR. ROWE OPERATED AMOCO SERVICE STOP AND ROWE’S TEXACO AND WAS THE OWNER OF B & R MOTOR SALES. AFTER HIS RETIREMENT, HE WORKED FOR LBJ BUICK-CHEVROLET OF NASHVILLE.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 55 YEARS, LACEY JOURNINE (JERRI) APPLEWHITE ROWE, OF THE HOME; CHILDREN, JOSIE ROWE WARREN AND HUSBAND, J.C., OF CHARLOTTE, ANDY CLAYTON ROWE JR. AND WIFE BILLIE HAMMOND ROWE, OF WILKESBORO, AND GINA ROWE WEBB OF ROCKY MOUNT; GRANDCHILDREN, KELLY WARREN PORTER AND HUSBAND, SCOTT, OF RALEIGH, ALLISON WARREN OSBORNE AND HUSBAND, ERIC, OF GREENVILLE, JONATHAN GRAHAM AND MATTHEW HAMMOND ROWE OF WILKESBORO, AND LACEY KATHRYN WEBB OF ROCKY MOUNT; GREAT-GRANDSON, CARSON WARREN PORTER OF RALEIGH; BROTHERS, DAVIS BRUCE ROWE, LESLIE CARMEN ROWE AND WIFE, BERNIE, AND JOHN JACOB ROWE AND WIFE, ERLENE, OF CURRIE; SISTERS, DORIS EVELYN ROWE RISS AND GRACE LOUISE ROWE HEWLETT OF WILMINGTON.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11 A.M. TODAY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2002, AT WHEELER AND WOODLIEF FUNERAL HOME.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FOLLOWING THE SERVICE.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE OAK LEVEL BAPTIST CHURCH, 3598 OAK LEVEL ROAD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27803 OR TO AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, 930-B WELLNESS DRIVE, GREENVILLE, NC 27834.
CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO: CONDOLENCES@WHEELERWOODLIEF.COM
ARRANGEMENTS ARE BY WHEELER & WOODLIEF FUNERAL HOME, 1130 N. WINSTEAD AVE., ROCKY MOUNT, NC.