Mr. E C Lowery, age 87, of Menlo, GA died Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Lowery was born February 9, 1923 in Boaz, AL, the son of the late Boss and Eula Mae Morton Lowery. He was retired from Riegel Textile after 37 years of service. He was a member of the Riegel Quarter Century Club. Mr. Lowery was also a cattle farmer. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in WWII. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Joe Lowery; and brothers, Coy Lowery, Roy Lowery, Clifford Lowery, Truman Lowery, T. S. Lowery, Fred Lowery, J. B. Lowery and Hancil Lowery.

Mr. Lowery is survived by his wife of 59 years, Thelma Stoker Lowery; sisters and brother-in- law, Evis Rinehart and Charlene and Wheeler Evans; sisters-in-law, Mary Lowery and Brownie Lowery; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James and Monnie Stoker.

Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Friday, June 11,2010 at Greenhills Memory Gardens with Rev. John Mann officiating. Active pallbearers will be Gary Lowery, Randy Stoker, Butch Young, Richard Rinehart, Raymond Ware, and Leon Rinehart. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill & Jeanette Kinzey, Tommy & Janice Turkett, Dennis and Lisa Bullard, Butch and Judy Noland, and Rebecca Young.

Mr. Lowery will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 1:00 p. m. until the service hour on Friday, June 11, 2010.