GEORGE MCGOWAN

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- George E. McGowan, 82, of Calvert City, Ky., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. He was injured in an automobile accident Jan. 26 in Calvert City.

He was born Sept. 14, 1918, in Jefferson City, Mo., son of James and Johnnie Myrtle Wyrick McGowan. He and Mary Maxine Epps were married April 9, 1950, in Poplar Bluff.

McGowan was a journeyman machinist, retiring from Penwalt. He was a member of Calvert City United Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and IAM Local 1969.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Survivors include his wife; a son, George McGowan of Gresham, Ore.; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Calvert City United Methodist Church, with the Rev. William M. Franklin officiating.

Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Memorial Gardens in Poplar Bluff, with the Rev. Ralph Mayes officiating. Military honors will be courtesy of the American Legion Post 153 in Poplar Bluff.

Friends may call at the Calvert City church Wednesday from 10 a.m. until service time.

Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.