Submitted by: Dan Rich
Hollis A. Lowery
April 3, 1908 - Dec. 12, 1998
South Bend Tribune 12/18/1998
April 3, 1908, was the day that God allowed Hollis
A. Lowery to be born to Viola and Jasper Lowery in the
community of Sardis, Tenn. Hollis was the third child born to the
Lowerys, and had the distinction of being the first male child in
the family. At a young age his family relocated to Mounds, Ill.
While living in Illinois he met and married Lucille Bachelor, who
preceded him in death on Dec. 21, 1974. Hollis later moved his
family to South Bend, Ind., in 1943, and he soon became a member
of Pilgrim Baptist Church. He was an active member of the
Brotherhood, Senior Usher Board, Church Sunday School, and one of
his greatest joys was serving as a deacon of the Pilgrim Baptist
Church. He was elected treasurer of the Church Building Fund
Committee under the pastorate of Rev. Charles G. Rowlett, serving
in this position for 20 years. He was later appointed chairman of
said committee under the pastorate of Rev. H. Gregory Haygood.
The family and loved ones of Hollis A.
Lowery will always cherish his memory: niece/daughter, Sandra
(Earl) Thompson of Gahanna, Ohio; three grandchildren,
Kenneth Jones of Marion, Ohio, Kevin Jones of Columbus,
Ohio, and Yvonne (Andrew E.) Kelley of Hilliard, Ohio; two
great-grandchildren, Andrew M. Kelley and Myiah Kelley of
Hilliard, Ohio; three sisters, Leola Earley and Georgia Kennedy
of South Bend, and Ophine Buford of Denver, Colo.; two
brothers, Aaron (Essie) Lowery of South Bend and Clarence Lowery
of Moline, Ill. He also leaves a host of nieces and nephews to
cherish his memory from Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Colorado,
Maryland, California, Washington, D.C., and Michigan. Hollis was
blessed to have as his close and dearest friends, Mary Perkins
of South Bend and Mitchell Cole of South Bend.
God granted Hollis 90 years of life on
earth. He was called home to be with the Lord at 12:55 a.m. on
Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. on
Saturday in Pilgrim Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m.
on Saturday in the church. Clark's Funeral Chapel is in charge of
arrangements.