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Minister Joseph Wendell Fowler

6/27/2017

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Minister Joseph Wendell Fowler passed Monday, June 19, 2017 at Grady Memorial Hospital, 80 Jesse Hill, Jr., Drive, Atlanta, Georgia

The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc., 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Reverend Bernard T. Fowler, Pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Hightstown, New Jersey will officiate.

​Joseph Wendell Fowler was a man of quiet words who let his heart speak for him.  His life provided abundant evidence of his giving spirit – a man who gave love freely to his family and community. Joseph departed this life Monday, June 19, 2017.
 
Joe, as he is affectionately called, was born to Rev. Edward. J. Fowler, Jr. and Lillian Benton Fowler, on March 29, 1959 in Albany, Georgia.  Joe was baptized at an early age at the Saco Missionary Baptist Church in Cotton, Georgia under the pastorate of Rev. Edward J. Fowler, Jr.
 
He was licensed into ministry in the early 1990’s under the pastorate of Rev. Edward J. Fowler, Jr.  In his later years, Joe was an active missionary for Christ who witnessed and shared his love for people through his support of the Hosea Williams Community Outreach Ministry, in Atlanta, which focused on feeding the hungry and homeless.
 
A tinkerer ever since he was a child, Joe displayed a high degree of mechanical aptitude that led him to develop a passion for electrical work.  He graduated from DeVry College and became a licensed electrician affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 613.  He was a very generous person who frequently provided his skills and expertise to friends and family at no charge at all.
 
Although Joe was a long-term resident of Atlanta, Georgia, he grew up and was educated in the Dougherty County School System in Albany; he graduated from Monroe High School in 1977. Joe loved football and enjoyed playing for the River Road Raiders and the Monroe High Tornadoes.  After high school, Joe attended Albany State College and Fort Valley State College before finding his passion for electrical work.
 
Joe was loved by his family, and he reflected that love back.  He was especially proud of his nieces and nephews.  He tracked their growth and development from birth and was known to spend many days tracking down the hottest gift of the season for each of them. He enjoyed entertaining his nieces and nephews with his remote-controlled airplanes and cars. Yes, Joe remained a kid at heart.
 
He is survived by his loving parents, Rev. Edward J. Fowler, Jr. and Lillian Benton Fowler.  He will be sadly missed by his siblings: Brenda Fowler-Berry (Andrew) of Bel Air, Maryland; Edward Fowler, III (Denise) of Palmetto, Georgia; Karen Fowler-Felton (A. Richmond) of Marshallville, Georgia; Rev. Bernard Fowler (Angela)
of Lumberton, New Jersey; Sheila Fowler-Davis of Macon, Georgia; and step-sisters Jacquelyn Pounds and Joyce F. Kellam, both of Atlanta, Georgia.
 
He was preceded in death by two brothers in law: Melvin C. Davis and Timothy Kellam, Sr.
 
Joe will be dearly missed by his seven nieces, four nephews, aunts (Naomia Mack, Rose Fowler, Dorothy James, Donnie Lizzmore and Mildred Hardy), uncles (Carlton Benton and Silas Benton), a host of cousins, friends, classmates, co-workers and other loved ones.

11 Comments
Darry
6/28/2017 05:26:05 pm

Goodbye Joe. I will miss our chats with one another. See you on the other side my friend. We will talk then.

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Cathy Wilson Johnson
6/29/2017 12:21:06 pm

Farewell Joe. My brother James and I will always remember the fun we had playing in the alley behind our houses with you and your siblings.

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bj
6/30/2017 09:15:45 am

I extend my condolences to the family and friends. God has promised to rid human of this enemy, death.1 Corinthians 15:26 says: "as the last enemy death is to be brought to nothing ".

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Leonard Felton
6/30/2017 12:09:04 pm

I would like to extend my condolences to Karen Fowler Felton and the entire Fowler family on the home going of their dear brother and son. May you find comfort in the love and grace of Jesus Christ.

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Freddye Phipps
6/30/2017 08:12:02 pm

Edward, Lillian &children you are in our hearts,we send our condolences and Prayers.

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Ramona Barney-Ellison
7/1/2017 07:50:00 am

To The Family, Life is such a precious gift from our God Jehovah (Psalms 83:18) and when that life is lost it brings such great sorrow. The Bible promises at Acts 24:14 "...there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and unrighteousness ." The Bible assures use that our love ones will live again when God allows Jesus to call them back to life to live on a paradise earth. Psalms 37:11 says "the meek will possess the earth and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." The Bible guarantees a bright future for obedient mankind. Please put your hope in Gods promises.

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BARRY IVEY
7/1/2017 09:19:46 am

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ON BEHALF OF IBEW LOCAL 613 YOU WILL BE MISSED BRO JOE AND MAY YOU REST IN PEACE

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Pancho Shipp
7/1/2017 01:16:10 pm

Just saw you a few weeks ago. Although I was aware of your ongoing ailments it's still hard to believe you're gone. Rest in peace Joe. You will be truly missed.

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CMN
7/5/2017 03:58:11 pm

Many prayers are sent to the family for strength during the difficult days ahead. Isaiah 25:8

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Octavia Castleberry
7/6/2017 10:14:27 am

I am sorry you have suffered the loss of someone dear to you, please have faith in God. By meditating on God’s promises found in the Bible, you can find real hope and the strength to keep going throughout your grief. "For if we have faith that Jesus died and rose again, so too God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in death through Jesus."—1 Thessalonians 4:14

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P. Henderson
9/4/2017 08:37:07 pm

I am truly sorry for your loss. However, John 5:25 says “the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who have paid attention will live”. Those who have died and are in God’s memory will be resurrected to a restored earth and have a hope of everlasting life. (Psalm 37:11, 29) I hope this brings you peace. 

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