Fred J. Fowler - 1919-2007
Fred James Fowler, 88, formerly of Ashland and currently of Cape Cod, Mass., died peacefully in his sleep after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Mr. Fowler was born April 8, 1919, in Catlettsburg, Ky., a son of John and Laura Belle Davis Fowler. He was a graduate of Thomas R. Brown High School in Catlettsburg, where he was captain of the football and basketball teams from 1936 to 1938 and was president of the Student Council.
He served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater aboard the battleship Pennsylvania in World War II.
He retired from Ashland Oil in 1982 after 42 years of service. He played basketball and softball with the Ashland Oil Leagues and was a member of the bowling league for a number of years.
He was a member of Old Orchard Church of Christ in Ashland since 1955, where he served as deacon, trustee and sang in the choir. He participated in the construction of the church sanctuary in the 1950s. He was a member of the VFW post in Cannonsburg.
He and his family traveled extensively in the United States and throughout Israel, Egypt, Greece and China.
He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Edith K. Fowler, and his sister-in-law, Audrea Ozier.
He is survived by a son, F. Ronald Fowler and his partner, Stephen Smith, of Cape Cod; a brother-in-law, Les Ozier; a niece, Lynn Ambrosiano of Louisville, Ky.; and many other nieces and nephews in the Tri-State area.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by Pastor William Kennedy.
Family will receive friends after 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens, with military rites by Kenova American Legion Post 93.
Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
