Submitted by: Dan Rich

Lowell R. Tully Sr.

June 8, 1918 - April 12, 2001

South Bend Tribune 4/15/2001

Lowell R. Tully Sr., 82, of Dutch Settlement Street, Cassopolis, died Thursday, April 12, 2001, at 1:30 a.m. in Cass County Medical Care Facility, Cassopolis, after an extended illness. He was born June 8, 1918, in Mishawaka, Indiana, the son of Melvin Earl and Delilah (Martz) Tully. He moved from South Bend, Indiana, to Cassopolis in 1961, where he resided until his death.

Lowell married the former Lucille Lightner October 18, 1938, in Mishawaka, and she survives, with a son, Lowell R. Tully Jr., and his wife, Jo of Elkhart, Indiana; a grandson, Chad Michael Tully of Elkhart; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A sister and brother, Ellen Alouise and Donald, preceded him in death.

Lowell worked until 1979 at Uniroyal Corporation, Mishawaka, as a Laboratory Technician, and then worked at Robinson Wood Products, Edwardsburg, Michigan, and retired one year before his death. In his spare time, Lowell enjoyed fishing and restoring old cars. He was a graduate of Mishawaka High School. Lowell was proud of his military service, having served in the United States Army during World War II in the Combat Infantry. He was wounded in Okinawa, and served in Japan with the occupation forces. He received two Purple Hearts, the Victory Medal WW2 Award, and the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with one bronze star. Lowell was a life member of several groups, the V.F.W. Post #360, Mishawaka, American Legion Post #26, Niles, Mich., Disabled American Veterans, and he was a past commander of American Legion Post #303, South Bend.

A funeral service will be held Monday, April 16, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. in the Connelly Funeral Home, Cassopolis, with Pastor Terry Neumayer of the Diamond Cove Missionary Church officiating. Cremation has taken place, and the interment will be in Highland Cemetery, South Bend. Military honors at the funeral will be rendered by members of the Efton James American Legion Post #206 and William E. Lozier V.F.W. Post #10704, both of Cassopolis. Memorials in Lowell's name may be made to the Cass County Hospice.