Lowrie served in the US Army Corps of Engineers from 1950-1952, in Newfoundland, Greenland and Baffin Island.
After the Army, he returned to Abbeville, South Carolina. In 1953 Lowrie married Nancy Ann Head, a friend of his sisters at Sharon High School. Lowrie worked as a butcher and meat market manager for Winn Dixie in Abbeville, SC and then Belton, SC before moving to Seneca, SC in 1963. Lowrie was employed for many years at Pelfrey Lumber Company. Lowrie became quite a woodworker. He collected and stored cherry, walnut, and ash lumber, which he made into cabinets and furniture for the home that he and Nancy built on Lake Keowee.
Lowrie and Nancy had an abiding love for wildflowers. A large portion of their yard on Lake Keowee was given over to native species collected during trips throughout the southeast. Many of the flowers were collected in conjunction with Clemson University in the early 1970's in Jocassee Valley and surrounding areas prior to the impoundment of Lake Jocassee. Saving and relocating these specimens helped form the early core of the Botanical Gardens in Clemson.
Lowrie, a lifelong Presbyterian, was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian in Abbeville, Belton Presbyterian, Seneca Presbyterian and Lebanon again in his retirement years, serving as a Deacon in every congregation. He was active in the American Legion, serving as post commander of Seneca Post 120 and District 6 Commander as well as the VFW.
Lowrie was always active in his children's lives. He was at their sports competitions, serving on the Girl Scout Troop 279 committee and helping with camping trips. He was the assistant Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 226 in Seneca. Lowrie and his son were one of only a few father/son pairs to be inducted into the Order of the Arrow simultaneously.
Five years after the death of his wife, Nancy, Lowrie returned to Abbeville. He married Mary Hughes in 1985. During his retirement years in Abbeville, Lowrie and Mary were fond of growing daylilies and cross breeding them to produce many varied colors and variations.
Lowrie and his sister in-law Dr. Constance Timmerman McNeill spent years compiling and publishing the family history, Descendants of Andrew McNeill of Killyglen, County Antrim, Ireland and Related Families. He spent countless hours seeking out, photographing and maintaining the graves of relatives throughout the region.
Since mid-2017, Lowrie enjoyed living at Williams Place in Davidson, NC and made many friends there. He was well known for constant his "two thumbs up" attitude, his daylilies, his kindness to others and his love of Clemson football. Always caring for others, Lowrie visited and prayed with residents at Williams Place who were ill, lonely or had few visitors. He was a member of the cornhole team and president of the Garden Club.
After the Army, he returned to Abbeville, South Carolina. In 1953 Lowrie married Nancy Ann Head, a friend of his sisters at Sharon High School. Lowrie worked as a butcher and meat market manager for Winn Dixie in Abbeville, SC and then Belton, SC before moving to Seneca, SC in 1963. Lowrie was employed for many years at Pelfrey Lumber Company. Lowrie became quite a woodworker. He collected and stored cherry, walnut, and ash lumber, which he made into cabinets and furniture for the home that he and Nancy built on Lake Keowee.
Lowrie and Nancy had an abiding love for wildflowers. A large portion of their yard on Lake Keowee was given over to native species collected during trips throughout the southeast. Many of the flowers were collected in conjunction with Clemson University in the early 1970's in Jocassee Valley and surrounding areas prior to the impoundment of Lake Jocassee. Saving and relocating these specimens helped form the early core of the Botanical Gardens in Clemson.
Lowrie, a lifelong Presbyterian, was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian in Abbeville, Belton Presbyterian, Seneca Presbyterian and Lebanon again in his retirement years, serving as a Deacon in every congregation. He was active in the American Legion, serving as post commander of Seneca Post 120 and District 6 Commander as well as the VFW.
Lowrie was always active in his children's lives. He was at their sports competitions, serving on the Girl Scout Troop 279 committee and helping with camping trips. He was the assistant Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 226 in Seneca. Lowrie and his son were one of only a few father/son pairs to be inducted into the Order of the Arrow simultaneously.
Five years after the death of his wife, Nancy, Lowrie returned to Abbeville. He married Mary Hughes in 1985. During his retirement years in Abbeville, Lowrie and Mary were fond of growing daylilies and cross breeding them to produce many varied colors and variations.
Lowrie and his sister in-law Dr. Constance Timmerman McNeill spent years compiling and publishing the family history, Descendants of Andrew McNeill of Killyglen, County Antrim, Ireland and Related Families. He spent countless hours seeking out, photographing and maintaining the graves of relatives throughout the region.
Since mid-2017, Lowrie enjoyed living at Williams Place in Davidson, NC and made many friends there. He was well known for constant his "two thumbs up" attitude, his daylilies, his kindness to others and his love of Clemson football. Always caring for others, Lowrie visited and prayed with residents at Williams Place who were ill, lonely or had few visitors. He was a member of the cornhole team and president of the Garden Club.
Lowrie served in the US Army Corps of Engineers from 1950-1952, in Newfoundland, Greenland and Baffin Island.
After the Army, he returned to Abbeville, South Carolina. In 1953 Lowrie married Nancy Ann Head, a friend of his sisters at Sharon High School. Lowrie worked as a butcher and meat market manager for Winn Dixie in Abbeville, SC and then Belton, SC before moving to Seneca, SC in 1963. Lowrie was employed for many years at Pelfrey Lumber Company. Lowrie became quite a woodworker. He collected and stored cherry, walnut, and ash lumber, which he made into cabinets and furniture for the home that he and Nancy built on Lake Keowee.
Lowrie and Nancy had an abiding love for wildflowers. A large portion of their yard on Lake Keowee was given over to native species collected during trips throughout the southeast. Many of the flowers were collected in conjunction with Clemson University in the early 1970's in Jocassee Valley and surrounding areas prior to the impoundment of Lake Jocassee. Saving and relocating these specimens helped form the early core of the Botanical Gardens in Clemson.
Lowrie, a lifelong Presbyterian, was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian in Abbeville, Belton Presbyterian, Seneca Presbyterian and Lebanon again in his retirement years, serving as a Deacon in every congregation. He was active in the American Legion, serving as post commander of Seneca Post 120 and District 6 Commander as well as the VFW.
Lowrie was always active in his children's lives. He was at their sports competitions, serving on the Girl Scout Troop 279 committee and helping with camping trips. He was the assistant Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 226 in Seneca. Lowrie and his son were one of only a few father/son pairs to be inducted into the Order of the Arrow simultaneously.
Five years after the death of his wife, Nancy, Lowrie returned to Abbeville. He married Mary Hughes in 1985. During his retirement years in Abbeville, Lowrie and Mary were fond of growing daylilies and cross breeding them to produce many varied colors and variations.
Lowrie and his sister in-law Dr. Constance Timmerman McNeill spent years compiling and publishing the family history, Descendants of Andrew McNeill of Killyglen, County Antrim, Ireland and Related Families. He spent countless hours seeking out, photographing and maintaining the graves of relatives throughout the region.
Since mid-2017, Lowrie enjoyed living at Williams Place in Davidson, NC and made many friends there. He was well known for constant his "two thumbs up" attitude, his daylilies, his kindness to others and his love of Clemson football. Always caring for others, Lowrie visited and prayed with residents at Williams Place who were ill, lonely or had few visitors. He was a member of the cornhole team and president of the Garden Club.
After the Army, he returned to Abbeville, South Carolina. In 1953 Lowrie married Nancy Ann Head, a friend of his sisters at Sharon High School. Lowrie worked as a butcher and meat market manager for Winn Dixie in Abbeville, SC and then Belton, SC before moving to Seneca, SC in 1963. Lowrie was employed for many years at Pelfrey Lumber Company. Lowrie became quite a woodworker. He collected and stored cherry, walnut, and ash lumber, which he made into cabinets and furniture for the home that he and Nancy built on Lake Keowee.
Lowrie and Nancy had an abiding love for wildflowers. A large portion of their yard on Lake Keowee was given over to native species collected during trips throughout the southeast. Many of the flowers were collected in conjunction with Clemson University in the early 1970's in Jocassee Valley and surrounding areas prior to the impoundment of Lake Jocassee. Saving and relocating these specimens helped form the early core of the Botanical Gardens in Clemson.
Lowrie, a lifelong Presbyterian, was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian in Abbeville, Belton Presbyterian, Seneca Presbyterian and Lebanon again in his retirement years, serving as a Deacon in every congregation. He was active in the American Legion, serving as post commander of Seneca Post 120 and District 6 Commander as well as the VFW.
Lowrie was always active in his children's lives. He was at their sports competitions, serving on the Girl Scout Troop 279 committee and helping with camping trips. He was the assistant Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 226 in Seneca. Lowrie and his son were one of only a few father/son pairs to be inducted into the Order of the Arrow simultaneously.
Five years after the death of his wife, Nancy, Lowrie returned to Abbeville. He married Mary Hughes in 1985. During his retirement years in Abbeville, Lowrie and Mary were fond of growing daylilies and cross breeding them to produce many varied colors and variations.
Lowrie and his sister in-law Dr. Constance Timmerman McNeill spent years compiling and publishing the family history, Descendants of Andrew McNeill of Killyglen, County Antrim, Ireland and Related Families. He spent countless hours seeking out, photographing and maintaining the graves of relatives throughout the region.
Since mid-2017, Lowrie enjoyed living at Williams Place in Davidson, NC and made many friends there. He was well known for constant his "two thumbs up" attitude, his daylilies, his kindness to others and his love of Clemson football. Always caring for others, Lowrie visited and prayed with residents at Williams Place who were ill, lonely or had few visitors. He was a member of the cornhole team and president of the Garden Club.
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