Lowry, John S.

Funeral services for John S. Lowry, 49, of Kilgore, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, 
May 22, 2007, at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview, with the Rev. 
Gene Steger officiating. Interment will follow in Danville Cemetery in 
Kilgore, Texas. The family will greet friends at the funeral home Monday, 
May 21, from 6-8 p.m.

Mr. Lowry died Friday morning in a local hospital.

John was born in Woodward County, Okla., August 19, 1957, and in the early 
70s, his parents moved the family to Hallsville, Texas. He and his wife 
moved to Kilgore shortly after getting married in 1985. He established his 
insurance business and served his customers well for 19 years.  He was a 
devoted husband and father, a happy and loving family man, and a loyal and 
trusted friend. He was adored by one, loved by many and will be missed by 
all.

He was a proud member of the N.R.A., N.W.T.F. and Ducks Unlimited, and a 
believer in wildlife and habitat management for the future of the world. 

Mr. Lowry is survived by his wife of 20 years, Shelley; his son, Andy and 
wife, Meredith, of Fayetteville, Ark.; brothers, Robert T. Lowry and wife, 
Helen, of San Pedro, Calif., William Bruce Lowery of Hallsville and Richard 
Wayne Lowry and wife, Terry, of Hallsville; grandson, William Douglas "Will" 
Lowry of Fayetteville, Ark.; godson, Caleb Kenneth Carter of Longview; 
nephews:  C.R. Guffin, Kyle Bredehoeft and Reese Guffin; and nieces, Coleen 
Lowry, Kendra Guffin, Mattie Helms and Carlie Helms.

Pallbearers will be Andy Lowry, Bruce Lowry, Wayne Lowry, David Ahlfinger, 
Randy Prior, C.R. Guffin, Kyle Bredehoeft, Robert Parrymore and Patrick 
Rushing.

The family suggests a memorial donation to the American Cancer Society or 
the March of Dimes in lieu of flowers.

A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 5/20/2007.