Lewis E. Mowery Jr.
Lewis E. Mowery Jr., 78, of Deemston Borough, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, August 12, 2014.
He was born July 21, 1936, in Geary, Okla. He was a son of the late Lewis Eugene Sr. and Lucy Estella Mowery and Marie Mowery.
Mr. Mowery retired from SCI-Greene as a prison guard. He also served in the U.S. Army and worked for 26 years on railroads.
He was the rock of his family, its strong tower. Mr. Mowery was a father to the fatherless and friend to those without family or friends. He was an unsung hero to all who knew and loved him.
Surviving are his wife of more than 38 years, Dollie (Bane) Mowery; children Bonnie (Tim) Malpassi, Lew (Katie) Mowery, Randy (Roxanne) Jericho, Becky (Mark) Husak, Ben (Vickilyn) Mowery, Dennis (Stacy) Mowery and Brianne (Matt) Murr; siblings Ben and Dennis Mowery and Linda Nickeson; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in Frank Burkus Funeral Home, 26 Mill Street, Millsboro, PA 15348, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 16. Interment will follow in Buckingham Cemetery, Deemston.