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Elbert H. Lowry
— 08/06/2011
From Kennewick, WA, US | Born in Vonore, TN
Elbert H. Lowry
Elbert H. Lowry "Smiley"
Elbert H. "Smiley" Lowry, 79, of Kennewick, WA, passed away August 6, 2011. Al passed, surrounded by his children, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Vonore, TN. While his Tennessee roots still ran deep he found his way to the northwest after joining the United States Air Force where he became a firefighter at Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA. He continued his career at the Hanford site, where he retired as a Captain in December 1993. He had a dual career as a concrete contractor and owned one of the largest stamp businesses in the northwest. While his children were growing up he was very active in Little League. Al loved to bowl, fish, hunt and spend time with his family.
He is survived by his long-time companion, Viola Rowlette; sons James Lowry and wife Debi of Kennewick, Kenneth Lowry of Hermiston, OR, John Lowry and wife Janet of Sagle, ID; daughter Kathy Wilcox and husband Guy of Kennewick; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Lowry; siblings Bernie, Jack, Madge and Charles; parents, Marion Lowry and Bula Grace Cooper Lowry.
Memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Memories at Sunset Event Center, on the grounds of Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland.
youll be missed but not forgotten
I will never forget his and the boys kindness,,,They helped remove and replace my driveway..Thank you to the sons,,,dad was also a fellow bowler with me..A loveable guy…..Rick Riccobuono
One thing about Al he sure loved to BS with all the guys on the Hanford Fire Department. Al was my Captain for a number of years. He was one of my favorites of the many supervisors that I worked for. We told a lot of stories and our shift had a good time while getting our fire department duties done. God Bless you Al, we’ll miss you. Al enriched my life and all of those who met him. He loved to laugh and joke around. We had a strategy with Al. If you kept BSing with him long enough, the day would go by without testing any hose or doing any other tasks! It worked for a while!
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Elbert H. Lowry