Larry Rowland

LARRY ROWLAND

Mr. Larry J. Rowland age 83, passed away peacefully at his home in Henderson on Thursday, February 27, 2025, surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer.

He was born December 30, 1941, in a log cabin in the Woodville Community of Chester County, the son of the late Willard Andrew and Mildred Louise Flowers Rowland. He attended Chester County schools and graduated from Chester County High School in 1960, where he excelled in football and baseball and was nicknamed “Rabbit” because of his speed and quickness. He was voted Most Valuable Player in football his senior year.

He married Virginia Farris on August 22, 1961, and they began their 63-and-a-half-year marital journey together. They have lived in the West Chester Community of Chester County for over sixty years. He began working at Henderson Plastic in 1960 and worked there a total of twenty-one years off and on. In the 1970’s he began managing Lucky Dollar in Savannah, Lexington and Henderson for several years until they sold out. He then began trucking for Malone and Hyde for eleven years delivering groceries. His last factory job was at Neo Products for three years before retiring from full-time employment. He then worked part time for Lofton Chevrolet and Shackelford – Casey Chapel Funeral Home.

Larry was a Christian and a dedicated member of Cave Springs Baptist Church.

He was a jack-of-all trades and enjoyed fixing about anything that needed fixing.

He and Virginia were blessed with a beautiful son, Marty Rowland who was the joy and light of their lives. Larry and Marty loved spending time together and Marty proved to be a chip off the old block. Larry passed on his Mr. Fix-it skills to Marty and they especially enjoyed working on projects together.

Mr. Rowland is survived by his wife, Virginia Farris Rowland of Henderson; a daughter-in-law, Melissa Rowland of Henderson; and a brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Martha Farris of Henderson.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Marty Andrew Rowland, a brother, Donald Rowland and brother and sister-in-law, Troy and Mary Lee Frye.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Sunday at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue Chapel with Blake Carroll, Ken Frye and Ronnie Geary officiating. Burial will follow at Cave Springs Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Crook Avenue Chapel from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Saturday and 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM service time on Sunday.

Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson

731-989-2421