Funeral services fro Jimmy W. Gowler, 37, of 1714 Isabella, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at Myers Chapel, with the Rev. Hugh York officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens cemetery.

The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel, where friends may call after 5:00 p.m. today.

Mr. Gowler was fatally injured in a car-truck accident at Buckley, Ill., Sunday.

He was born March 18, 1933, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Wade and Ruth (Davis) Gowler.

On November 19, 1966, in Dixon, Ill., he eas married to Jean Klaus, who survives.

Other survivors include his parents, Mr.a nd Mrs. Wade Flower of Frostproof, Fla.; four children, Tommy, Timmy, Tony and Tamara, all at home; and three step-sons, Bob, Glen and Bill, at home.

he was an employe of the Vedal Pipeline Company, a member of the Central Church of christ and a member of the Eagles and V.F.W. Lodges. He served with the U.S. Armed Forces during the Korean conflict.

Source: Mt. Vernon Register-News
Date: July 1970
Transcribed and submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer