Funeral services for Kathryn Anita (Towry) Cowley, age 93, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. David Sain officiating. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery beside her husband John Ben Cowley. Mrs. Cowley passed away Monday morning in The Hearth Senior Living Center in Franklin.
She was a native of Lincoln County and the daughter of the late John Ewin and Julia McAlister Towry. Mrs. Cowley was a retired co-owner of the Fashion Corner, former Banker, former Officer of People’s Bank of Kelso and former Director of People’s Bank of Elk Valley. Mrs. Cowley was a member of the West Fayetteville Church of Christ.
Survivors include a daughter Cathey (Larry) Groce of Franklin, two sons, John B. (Susan) Cowley, Jr. of Spring Hill and Ewin (Lucy) Cowley of Kelso, brothers and sisters Paul E. Towry of Texas, Ruth Jennings of Fayetteville, Patsy Monks of Fayetteville and J. E. Towry of Fayetteville, grandchildren Christopher (Gina) Groce, Alison (Trevor) Johnson, Garth (Kalli) Groce, John Ben Cowley III, Bret Cowley, Anna Catherine Cowley, Clair (Rob) Byrd, Susan Cowley and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by great-grandson John Byrd and brother Bill Towry.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the International Gospel Hour, P. O. Box 118, Fayetteville, TN 37334.
Visitation with the family will be Tuesday evening 5-8 p.m at Higgins Funeral Home.
