Paul Rowe

CATAWBA, NC –             Rev. Dr. J. Paul Rowe, 82, husband of Kathy (Moreno) Rowe, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Sherrills Ford Hospice House in Catawba, NC.             He was born December 21, 1933 in Columbus, Georgia, a son of the late Ellis Franklin Rowe and Lois (Moncus) Rowe Pearson.             During his sixty years of pastoral ministry, he served as Pastor of Magnolia United Methodist Church in Suffolk and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Staunton.  He was named Chaplain Emeritus at Augusta Medical Center and Pastor Emeritus at St. Paul’s.  He was widely known as an accomplished photographer.             Family includes his wife of forty-three years, Kathy Rowe; his twin children, Cammie Rowe Adams and Kevin Rowe; also surviving are his son Jim Rowe; three daughters, Cathy Hatley, Mary B. Eslick, and Nancy Marshall and their mother, Sarah Nell Hutcheson; eleven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.             In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ellen Ward.             A Celebration of his Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church by the Revs. T. Bryson Smith and Dr. Franklin Gillis.  Interment will follow in Thornrose Cemetery.             Active pallbearers will be Don Cromer, David Ludwig, Don Moran, Marty Lawing, Rick Yancey, Myron Cook, Roger Hilt, and Scott Adams.              Honorary pallbearers will be Costa Rica Mission Team Members and Ushers of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.             The family will receive friends in the church from 12:30 until 2:00 p.m.             In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Costa Rica Mission Projects or the mission project of your choice.             Henry Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.