Joe Calvin Fowler age 87, passed away January 27, 2022 after a brief stay at the Lexington Manor Nursing Home.
He was born September 1, 1934 in Mifflin in Henderson County and reared in Chester County, the son of the late Virgil Dennis and Arro Bell Holmes Fowler. He attended school in Henderson and Chester County. He married Jettie Mae Tucker from Henderson County in 1963 and resided in Memphis until 1966 when they moved to the Chutney Store Community in Jacks Creek. Mrs. Fowler died in 1996.
He served in the TN National Guard from 1953 until 1956. He moved to Memphis and managed a service station in the 60’s. Upon returning home he operated the store in the Sweetlips Community until he started his career harvesting timber from the trunk to the mill. He retired in 1998. Many of his retired years were spent on the bench at Walmart in Lexington, TN.
Mr. Fowler is survived by two daughters, Lisa Fowler of Lexington and Beverley Fowler Greenway (Larry) of Parsons. He was preceded in death by one sister, Joy Nell Fowler Edwards.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, January 30th at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue with Brother Bobby Beecham officiating. Burial will follow in Johnson Crossroads Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Crook Avenue 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Saturday and beginning at 12 Noon on Sunday until service time 2:00 PM Sunday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson
