Jerry Hale Fowler
– September 14, 2020
Lieutenant Colonel, Jerry Hale Fowler, age 82, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away September 14, 2020, at St. Joseph hospital in Riverview, Fla. He was born in Gap Mills, W.Va., to Charlie and (Hale) Fowler on July 27, 1938, and raised in Narrows., where he graduated high school. He began work as a mathematics teacher after earning a bachelor’s degree from Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee and a master’s degree from Michigan State University. He later served two years active duty in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War as commanding officer of Artillery. He maintained a dual career in the U.S. Army Reserves, while working in Flint, Mich., as a high school mathematics teacher and golf coach.
Through his military service he obtained rank of Lieutenant Colonel and earned the Bronze Star for his leadership and exemplary service. He spent the majority of his professional life in Flint, while raising a family of three, along with his wife Marilyn Fowler (Horvath). He was a soft spoken yet whole-hearted man who led by example and touched many lives through a combination of his dedication to his church, work and family. He enjoyed the outdoors tremendously, as evidenced by many of his favorite hobbies: golf, gardening, boy scout leadership, and horseshoes and softball during retirement years. He also enjoyed photography, painting nature scenes and woodworking; he opened a picture framing shop in Narrows during his early retirement years.
He will be sadly missed, but he provided a life full of great memories for those he leaves behind. He is survived by his two brothers, Robert and CJ Fowler; three children: Jennifer Hart, James Fowle, and Jill Villarreal; and grandchildren: Abigail and Andrew Hart; Carter Fowler; and Juliana, Mickey and Amber Villarreal. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, 813-634-9900.
Through his military service he obtained rank of Lieutenant Colonel and earned the Bronze Star for his leadership and exemplary service. He spent the majority of his professional life in Flint, while raising a family of three, along with his wife Marilyn Fowler (Horvath). He was a soft spoken yet whole-hearted man who led by example and touched many lives through a combination of his dedication to his church, work and family. He enjoyed the outdoors tremendously, as evidenced by many of his favorite hobbies: golf, gardening, boy scout leadership, and horseshoes and softball during retirement years. He also enjoyed photography, painting nature scenes and woodworking; he opened a picture framing shop in Narrows during his early retirement years.
He will be sadly missed, but he provided a life full of great memories for those he leaves behind. He is survived by his two brothers, Robert and CJ Fowler; three children: Jennifer Hart, James Fowle, and Jill Villarreal; and grandchildren: Abigail and Andrew Hart; Carter Fowler; and Juliana, Mickey and Amber Villarreal. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, 813-634-9900.