Ernie Lowe

Ernie Lowe, 65, of Valley Mills, passed away on Friday, Oct. 27, 2006. A private graveside will be on the coast at a later date. Ernie was born on January 19, 1940, in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was the son of Lucian and Dorothy (Mansfield) Lowe. He had formerly been in the Coast Guard and was married to Peggy Carper in 1960, in Florida. He was a retired welder and lived in Valley Mills and Jacksonville, Fla., most of his life. Ernie loved the coast and the water. He was preceded in death by a son, Ernie Lowe Jr.; and a grandson, John Casady III. Survivors include Peggy Lowe of Valley Mills; children, Cheryl Spence and Wendy Harvey, both of Valley Mills, Wayne Lowe of New York, and Gary Lowe of Waco; brothers, Warren Lowe, Bob Lowe, Raymond Lowe, and Fred Alexander; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Foss Funeral Home, Valley Mills January 19, 1940 - October 27, 2006