Larry Wayne Rowe

Larry Wayne Rowe

July 10, 2025

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina - Larry Wayne Rowe, 79, departed this life peacefully on July 10, 2025, in Nags Head, NC. Larry was born on August 27, 1945, to Othnie Lee Rowe and Evelyn Burch Rowe. He received a BA in history from the University of Richmond and a law degree from Mercer University, where he served as Administrative Editor of the Mercer Law Review, graduated with honors, and received numerous awards for excellence in jurisprudence.

His was a life of distinguished military service. He served in the Army as a Russian Linguist, attached to the National Security Agency in Ft. Meade, MD. Following honorable discharge from the Army, Larry engaged in the private practice of law in Macon, GA for three years before serving as a lawyer in the US Navy, where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

While serving in the Navy, Larry served as a Military Prosecutor in Pensacola, FL, and the Head of the Military Justice Division in Jacksonville, FL. He also was a beloved and excellent instructor at the Naval Justice School in Newport, RI, where he taught military judges and lawyers, and presented legal seminars to line officers around the world. Upon retirement from the Navy, he returned to Macon to practice law, and then, upon truly retiring, moved to Stuart, FL and then to the Outer Banks in NC.

Larry was known for his brilliant mind, his humor and wit, and his love for his family. He taught himself to play many musical instruments (banjo, dobro, guitar), and loved bluegrass music, playing in local bluegrass bands over the years as a hobby, including the Georgia Rose Bluegrass Band. He loved a good story, a good dog, and a good day in the sun with his wife and kids.

Larry leaves behind his precious wife of 56 years, Lois Virginia (Jenny) Robinson Rowe; beloved children, Mandy Sayers (Eric) and Hayden Rowe (Rachael); adored grandchildren, Nathan and Lydia Sayers and Ryker and Wayland Rowe; nieces, Lesley Smith and Leigh Ann Kimberlin; and many other beloved relatives and friends. He joins his beautiful sister, Carole in heaven, where we are sure they are laughing and sharing stories together.

A memorial service will be held at Vineville United Methodist Church in Macon, GA on August 16, 2025, at 11 a.m. Expressions of sympathy and a fond memory may be shared with the family at gallopfuneralservices.com. Gallop Funeral Services, Inc. was entrusted with arrangements.