Darrell Mowry

1942 - 2013

Darrell Eugene Mowry, 70, passed from this life Monday, April 29, 2013, after a long battle with multiple system atrophy. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Burleson Church of Christ. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Darrell was born Dec. 7, 1942, in Manhattan, Kan., to Roy and Maxine Mowry. He was raised in Holcomb, Kan., with his brother, Larry, and his sister, Jeanette. Darrell graduated from Holcomb High School in 1960 in a graduating class of 17. He earned an electrical engineering degree from Kansas State and then came to work in Fort Worth for General Dynamics. He worked for General Dynamics (later Lockheed) for more than 36 years. He was a longtime member, Bible class teacher and deacon of West Berry Church of Christ and was a current member of Western Hills Church of Christ. He was a loving husband and incredible dad to his three children. Darrell touched the lives of so many with his generous, caring heart. Darrell was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Maxine Mowry, and a daughter, Jennifer Walton. Survivors: His wife of nearly 45 years, Janice "Jan" Mowry; son, Chris Mowry and his wife, Laura; daughter, Michelle Price and her husband, Brett; brother, Larry Mowry and his wife, Stella; sister, Jeanette Braughart and her husband, Jerry; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.