JOHN M. ROWLAND JR.
TRENTON, Fla. - John Mitchell Rowland Jr., 81 widower of Filomena Pagdilao Rowland, died on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida.
Born on Feb. 6, 1937, in Dodge County, Georgia, he was a son of the late John Mitchell Rowland Sr. and Tiny Brown Rowland. He was of the Protestant faith. He proudly served in the United States Air Force for 28 years and 2 months. While in the service, he received numerous medals, awards, ribbons and citations including the Bronze Star Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. He retired in 1980 as a senior master sergeant. He continued his service to the United States government as a contractor from the Middle East to the South Pacific as a radio and satellite engineer.
He is survived by two sons, John Mitchell Rowland III (Holly) of Mechanicsville, Virginia, and John Michael Rowland (Apryl) of Boonsboro, Maryland; three daughters, Tammy Stone (Brian) of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Sue Lynn Reynolds (Jody) of Pinewood and Wendy Rowland Howard (Cody) of Palmer, Alaska; 10 grandchildren, Kyle Rowland, Kera Rowland, Jordan Stone, Kasey Stone, Eryn Rowland, Duncan Rowland, Parker Reynolds, Peyton Reynolds, Cooper Reynolds and Torrence Howard; two great-grandchildren, Hendrix Hines and Calliope Hines; and one sister, Mary Merritt of Trenton, Florida.
Along with his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Wilburn Rowland and Bunyon Rowland; and three sisters, Gracie Lee Archbell, Mae Bell Meadows and Ola Mae Perkins.
Visitation will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watson Funeral Home in Trenton. Interment with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.
Memorials may be made to the Vietnam Veterans of America, 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or www.vva.org
For online condolences, please visit www.watsonfhtrenton.com
Arrangements under the care of Watson Funeral Home, 426 W. Wade St., Trenton, FL 32693. (352) 463-8888