Thelma Daniel Rowan

Thelma Daniel Rowan, 92, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 27, 2019.

She was a native of Cherokee County, Alabama and resided in that area until 1946 when she married Erby T. Rowan, and they moved to Rossville, Georgia.

She was a teacher, having taught two years in Cherokee County, Alabama, and 32 years at North Rossville Elementary in Walker County, Georgia.

She was a member of Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church where she taught the Ladies’ Fidelis Class for a number of years, also a member of the Senior Young at Heart Group.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Renfroe and Mattie Daniel of Cherokee County Alabama, husband, Erby T. Rowan, five brothers:  Erby Daniel, L. Hugh Daniel, James M. Daniel, Renfroe D. Daniel all of Cherokee County, AL and Grady Daniel, Rome, GA, three sisters:  Margaret Wilson, Ola Mae Stansell, Rome, GA and Mary Dean, Cedar Bluff, Alabama.

Survivors:  Daughter, Paula (Dan) Lowry, Highland Village, TX, grandson Jason S. Lowry, Midland, TX, granddaughter Julie (Brandon) Jenkins and two great granddaughters, Ava & Zoe Jenkins, Argyle, TX., sister Ruth Vann, Coosa, Georgia, two sisters in law:  Vera Daniel, Cherokee County, Alabama, and Chiquita Daniel, Rome, GA.

Funeral Service will be February 3, 2019 @ 2:00 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, Fort Ogelthorpe, Georgia with Ronnie Fleming officiating.  Family will receive friends at funeral home from 11:00 – 2:00 prior to the service.

Interment will be at Lakewood Memory Gardens South.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church Food Pantry for the needy:

Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church,  90 Nick-a-Jack Lane, Flintstone, GA  30725 

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