Kenneth “ Bo Hog” Ray Gower, age 76, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Hellen Keller Hospital.
Funeral service will be Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Jackson Memory Funeral Home with Brother Truman Sutton officiating. Visitation is from noon to 2 p.m. with services following in the chapel. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Gower was a member of Donald Baptist Church. He retired from Champion/International Paper.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willburn and Vera Gower; son, Terry Gower; brother, David Gower and sister, Dale Norwood.
He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Shelby Gower; daughter, Misti Liles (Rickey); granddaughter, Magen Gower Harrison (Brennan); grandsons, Marshall Gower (Tesa), Jordan Liles and Nick Liles; great- granddaughters, Sadie and Emma Gower; brother, Vernon Gower (Linda); and sisters, Dean Smith (Edwin), Joyce Austin.
Pallbearers will be Marshall Gower, Jordan Lilies, Nick Liles, Brennon Harrison, Joey Crumpton and Doug Smith.
In Lieu of flowers, family the family requests memorials be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
