Kenneth Bruce "Ken" Rowley

Kenneth Bruce "Ken" Rowley obituary, Buford, GA

Kenneth Bruce "Ken" Rowley

Kenneth Rowley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory on Apr. 28, 2025.

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Kenneth Bruce Rowley, age 72, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Mr. Rowley is survived by his wife, Gloria Anderson Rowley of Lawrenceville, GA; children, Kenneth Rowley of Peachtree Corners, GA, George Rowley of Lawrenceville, GA; mother Marilyn Maloof of Suwanee, GA; sister Cindy Panos of Gainesville, GA.
He attended Shamrock High School and graduated from Carson-Newman College earning a Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree. He was a member of the Phi Mu Delta Literary Society.
Over his adult life, he earned Masters Degrees in Special Education and Counseling and continued on to earn a Specialist Degree in Counseling from Georgia State University. He worked for the Gwinnett, Hall, and Walton County School Systems in the capacity of a Special Education teacher and a guidance counselor for 34 years before retirement. During the 1980s, Ken owned a small counseling practice in Duluth, GA.
Ken was a member of Sunrise Baptist Church in Lawrenceville, GA where he served as a Sunday School Teacher and Deacon, and sang in the choir.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Sunrise Baptist Church, 3000 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA 30045, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2025, with Senior Pastor Don Witzel officiating. The family will receive friends at the Church from 1:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. just prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Gideons International in memory of Ken's service to them.

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