James H. Rowan

Services for James Howard Rowan, 81, of Lindale will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, October 23 at Swan-Wood Springs United Methodist Church with Rev. Marion Burgess and Rev. Tom Haygood officiating. Internment will follow at Union Chapel Cemetery near Van, Texas under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home. Surrounded by the family he held so dear, James went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at his residence in Lindale. James was born October 24, 1924 in the Carroll Community of Smith County to Howard John and Julia Wagner Rowan. He attended schools at Mt. Sylvan and Lindale. As a senior, he left school and joined the Army Air Corps where he attained the rank of Corporal before discharge. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific on Iwo Jima and Saipan. James worked 33 years for Texas Power & Light. He began his career in the Tyler District, later working in Waxahachie, Athens, Sherman, Commerce and Denison and retiring as Assistant Superintendent from Denison in 1980. He and his wife, Dorothy, returned to the Tyler area where he owned and operated his own electrical company for a number of years. In 1951, in Tyler, James helped organize, what was known then, as Wesley Methodist Church. He is now a member of Swan-Wood Springs U.M.C. James' loving family includes his wife of 59 years, Dorothy Gilley Rowan, daughter and son-in-law Paula Ann and Don Neumeyer of Kilgore, son and daughter-in-law Howard Ray and Sandra Rowan of Henderson, sister Nathline Davis, brother and sister-in-law Max and Marianne Rowan all of Tyler, and five grandchildren, Darrell and Casi Neumeyer of Hurst, Texas, David and Stephanie Rowan of Henderson, Derek and Paige Neumeyer of Houston, Laura and Michael Weis, and Lauren and Rudy Bellg all of Austin. He has three great-grandchildren, Chloe and Drake Neumeyer (Hurst) and Devin James Neumeyer (Houston). He leaves a host of other family members and special friends. The family will receive friends at the Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home in Lindale on Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. James and the family extend appreciation to Hospice of East Texas for the loving care extended to them during their time of need. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Swan-Wood Springs U.M.C., 12005 Hwy. 69 North; Tyler, TX 75706.

James H. Rowan

October 24, 2024 - October 19, 2006