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1936 - 2015 (78 years)| Name | James Henry FOWLES [2, 3, 4] | |
| Suffix | Jr. | |
| Birth | 12 Sep 1936 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | JAMES HENRY FOWLES JR. Posted Sunday, August 23, 2015 6:00 am James Henry Fowles Jr., 78, beloved husband and best friend of Carol Knight Fowles, died peacefully in a local hospital on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a lengthy illness with her by his side. He was born in Columbia on September 12, 1936, and was the son of James Henry Fowles Sr. and Ruth Wellman Fowles. Jimmy grew up in the Shandon community on Wheat Street (his mother having bought the house during WWII when his father was in China for three years). His mother was an invalid and Jimmy, the oldest child, was always extremely independent. He enjoyed telling people that for all his schooling, he had only one diploma and degree - law school. He attended Dreher High School but left midterm his senior year to attend University of South Carolina, where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He left college after his sophomore year to join the United States Army, serving in Germany for more than two years with the 498th Combat Engineering Battalion, earning a medal for marksmanship. Upon returning from the Army, he married Carol Cathcart Knight of Sumter on December 21, 1958, in the Church of the Holy Comforter, Sumter - a marriage which lasted more than 56 years. After his junior year in college, Jimmy entered University of South Carolina School of Law, graduating in 1962 and making many lifelong friends. He served as Editor of the Law Review his senior year, was elected to Wig and Robe and was a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. Jimmy practiced law for more than 50 years: after graduation, with Clarkson and McCants (later Clarkson, McCants & Fowles); the U.S. Attorney's Office; the Legal Department of SCE&G and lastly as General Counsel of the Federal Land Bank, now AgFirst Bank for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida until his retirement. After retirement he went to Jackson, Mississippi, to liquidate the remaining assets of the Jackson Land Bank which had gone bankrupt. He was a member of the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar and the Richland County Bar Association. Jimmy was very active in his church, St. John's Episcopal Church, Congaree in Hopkins, where he served as Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Vestry member, a Delegate to the Diocesan Convention for many years and a faithful member of the Men's Bible Study Breakfast. His interests were many and varied: including chairman of the first Landmarks Commission, the Scarborough-Hamer Foundation Board, overseeing Kensington Plantation, where he enjoyed being a docent; the Torch Club (president), the Society of Lower Richland, the Horrell Hill Supper Club, the "Mac James" Memorial Poker Club, the ROMEOs (retired old men eating out), the Palmetto Club, the Heyward Family Association, the St. Andrew's Society and the Columbia Cotillion Club. Jimmy, "Pops" to his grandchildren, was a kind gentleman of old school manners and courtliness with high morals, ethical character and integrity. He enjoyed life and wanted everyone else to do the same. Jimmy was an avid genealogist; loved computers, classical music, traveling and cooking; and never saw a gadget he didn't like. He enjoyed lunching with his many friends and solving all the world's problems. He loved his faithful furry friends, Pepper and Mojo, but most of all "Pops" enjoyed being with and spoiling his 10 grandchildren at his Eastover home, at Edisto Beach and in the North Carolina mountains at Valle Crucis. He said that looking at Henry, his only great-grandchild, was like "looking at the future." In addition to his beloved wife, Carol Knight Fowles, he is survived by children: James Henry Fowles III (Nora McArthur), Columbia, Dorothy Fowles Kendall, M.D. (Edward McDonnell, M.D.) Eastover, Jenkins Knight Fowles, Greensboro, North Carolina, and Ruth Fowles Rush, Columbia; grandchildren: James Henry Fowles IV (Logan Husband), Columbia, John Russell Fowles (Caitlyn Koch), New York City, New York, Burton Palmer Fowles (Whitley Sanders), Austin, Texas, Robert Chilton Kendall, Nashville, Tennessee, Sarah Seabrook Kendall, Berkeley University, California, Katharine Garden Kendall, Davidson College, North Carolina, Caroline Clarkson Fowles and John Newton Fowles, Greensboro, North Carolina and Joseph Whaley Rush and Benjamin Spencer Rush, Columbia, and a cherished great-grandson James Henry Fowles V (Henry). He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Carol Berne Fowles; his brother-in-law and wife, Furman Delano Knight (Blanche Mayes); godsons: Daniel Wallace Adams, DD and David Hopkins Rembert Jr.; and a goddaughter, Christy Fowles Britt. Also he leaves behind several beloved nephews, a niece and many loyal friends who will miss him. He was predeceased by his parents; his sister, Blanche Fowles Howard; and his brother, Burton Wellman Fowles. Burial will be held at Zion Episcopal Church Cemetery, Vanbocklen Road, Eastover, at 11 a.m., Saturday, with a memorial service at St. John's Episcopal Church, Congaree, 1151 Elm Savannah Road, Hopkins, at noon. Visitation and a reception will follow after the service in the parish hall. Donations may be made to the Friends of Zion, 249 King Charles Road, Columbia, S.C. 29209; St. John's Episcopal Church, Congaree; the Edisto Open Land Trust, 547 State Highway 174, Edisto Island, SC 29438; or a charity of one's choice. Lifelong gratitude and many thanks go to Thomas Jones for his loving care and many kindnesses during the past seven months. Special thanks also go to the Rev. Daniel Hank of St. John's Episcopal Church, Congaree in Hopkins, for his compassionate ministry and friendship for the past two years. [4] | |
| MILI | He joined the United States Army, serving in Germany for more than two years with the 498th Combat Engineering Battalion, earning a medal for marksmanship. [4] | |
| _UID | DAF10747EEA34DB8B0F30C8A365C54360448 | |
| Death | 12 Aug 2015 | in a local hospital |
| Burial | 29 Aug 2015 | Zion Episcopal Church Cemetery, Vanbocklen Road, Eastover, South Carolina [4] |
| Person ID | I124505 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 6 Jan 2019 | |
| Father | James Henry FOWLES, Sr. d. Bef 12 Aug 2015 | |
| Mother | Ruth WELLMAN d. Bef 12 Aug 2015 | |
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| Family ID | F177901 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Carol Cathcart KNIGHT | |||||||||
| Marriage | 21 Dec 1958 | Church of the Holy Comforter, Sumter, South Carolina [4] |
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| Family ID | F85579 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 25 Aug 2015 | |||||||||
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