Thomas Eugene Trower

Thomas Eugene Trower obituary, Oskaloosa, KS

Thomas Eugene Trower

Thomas Trower Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Barnett Family Funeral Home - Oskaloosa on Aug. 17, 2021.

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Thomas Eugene "Tom" Trower, 70, of Lawrence, died Monday, August 9, 2021 at his home in Lawrence. He was born November 4, 1950 at Topeka, the son of Maurice Eugene and Gladys "Mae" Ward Trower. He was a 1960 graduate of Topeka West High School. Tom worked for Del Monte Foods in Lawrence where he retired. Tom was widely known as the "Honk For Hemp" man of Lawrence.
Survivors include two sisters, Linda L. (John) Shuss, Twin Falls, ID, Vicki (Robert) Wiley, Phoenix, AZ, one brother, Ted (Alice) Trower, Ann Arbor, MI.
Private Grave Side Services were at Winchester-Wise Cemetery, Winchester, KS.

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