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James Adolphus “Jimmy” Lowrey

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James Adolphus “Jimmy” Lowrey

Birth
Belews Creek, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Death
17 Oct 1932 (aged 87)
Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1, Row F, Grave 25
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James A. Lowrey's home was located at
602 S. Main Street in Kernersville

He owned Lowrey's Grocery, Dry Goods, & Notions store which was located at the corner of N. Main Street and Hugh Street. There is a picture of him standing in the doorway of his store (ca. 1896) on Page 70 of the "Kernersville Bicentennial Book".

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James A. Lowery Taken by Death

Services Wednesday for
Kernersville Merchant and Veteran

James A. Lowery, 87, Confederate veteran and one of the best-known residents of Kernersville, died yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock at his home on Main street. He was stricken with a heart attack at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and his condition was critical until the end.

Born at Belews Creek in Forsyth county, Mr. Lowery went to Kernersville as a young man to make his home. He spent the majority of his life there and for years had conducted a grocery store in the heart of the business section of the town. As a young man he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served during the Civil War. He was a member of the Kernersville Methodist Church.

Surviving are one son, John W. Lowery of this city: three daughters, Misses Annie and Lizzie Lowery of Kernersville; six grandchildren; one brother, John Lowery of Old Fort, and one sister, Miss Alley Lowery of Kernersville.

The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Kernersville Methodist Church. The pastor of the church will conduct the services.
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James' last name is misspelled throughout the above obituary. Should be L-O-W-R-E-Y rather than L-O-W-E-R-Y.
James A. Lowrey's home was located at
602 S. Main Street in Kernersville

He owned Lowrey's Grocery, Dry Goods, & Notions store which was located at the corner of N. Main Street and Hugh Street. There is a picture of him standing in the doorway of his store (ca. 1896) on Page 70 of the "Kernersville Bicentennial Book".

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James A. Lowery Taken by Death

Services Wednesday for
Kernersville Merchant and Veteran

James A. Lowery, 87, Confederate veteran and one of the best-known residents of Kernersville, died yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock at his home on Main street. He was stricken with a heart attack at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and his condition was critical until the end.

Born at Belews Creek in Forsyth county, Mr. Lowery went to Kernersville as a young man to make his home. He spent the majority of his life there and for years had conducted a grocery store in the heart of the business section of the town. As a young man he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served during the Civil War. He was a member of the Kernersville Methodist Church.

Surviving are one son, John W. Lowery of this city: three daughters, Misses Annie and Lizzie Lowery of Kernersville; six grandchildren; one brother, John Lowery of Old Fort, and one sister, Miss Alley Lowery of Kernersville.

The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Kernersville Methodist Church. The pastor of the church will conduct the services.
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James' last name is misspelled throughout the above obituary. Should be L-O-W-R-E-Y rather than L-O-W-E-R-Y.


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