Edgar E.J. Lowery
Sept. 3, 1909-May 2, 1972
Niles--Edgar E.J. Lowery, 63, of 1314 Silverbrook Ave., died at 1 a.m. Tuesday in his home after an extended illness.
A retired truck driver for the Shell Oil Co., Mr. Lowery was born Sept. 3, 1909, in New Castle, Ind., and had lived here for 15 years, coming from Knox, Ind. On Dec. 24, 1948, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, he married Nellie L. White, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, John of Niles, and Dale of Kansas; a stepson, Floyd Kuntz of California; three daughters, Donna Lowery at home, Mrs. Clara Wiltfong of Niles and Mrs. Martha Cansler of Kansas; a sister, Mrs. Thomas Jones of Plymouth, Ind., and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m . Friday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Fred T. Smith of the South Niles Community Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call after 11 a.m Thursday in the funeral home.
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 3 1972, page 2, col. 1 microfilm Niles District Library
