Harold Mowery

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Harold "Jake" Mowery, 76, of Jonesboro died Friday, May 28, 2004, at his home.

He was born March 1, 1928, at Mill Creek, Ill., son of Howard and Carrie Hileman Mowery. He and Betty Ann Bowen were married Jan. 20, 1951, in Piggott, Ark. She died Jan. 31, 1996. He later married Joan Mosby March 17, 2001, in Jonesboro.

Mowery had been a truck driver for E.H. Davis, a mechanic at Southeast Stone, and retired from Anna Quarry. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, VFW Post in Anna, Ill., and Local 318 in Marion, Ill.

He was a veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Barb Casper of Jonesboro; two stepsons, Mark and Bruce Mosby of Jonesboro; a stepdaughter, Sue Little of St. Louis; three sisters, Janet Woods of Cobden, Ill., Louise Barnhart of Louisville, Ill., Deloris Jackson of South Elgin, Ill.; a brother, Robert Mowery of Anna; two grandchildren; a great-grandson; six stepgrandchildren; and two great-stepgranddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister.

Friends may call at Hileman Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Salem Lutheran Church, with David Eidson and the Revs. Joe Aldridge and Mark Kirk officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery.