Lawrence McKinley “Catfish” LOWREY

1939 - 2021  (81 years)

• Name	Lawrence McKinley “Catfish” LOWREY  [1]
  Born	22 Jun 1939	Baltimore City, MD, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 May 2021  [2]
  Buried	Blue Mountain Cemetery, Blue Mountain, Tippah, MS, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I1052	Boyd
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Perrin Holmes LOWREY, II,   b. 22 Jul 1886, Blue Mountain, Tippah, MS, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1971, Blue Mountain, Tippah, MS, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Margaret Eleanor McKINLEY,   b. 6 Jan 1898, , , MD, USA ,   d. Jul 1970, Blue Mountain, Tippah, MS, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	1937  [3]
  Photos		Perrin and Margaret Lowrey
  Family ID	F770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Billie Ruth HILL,   b. 27 Oct 1940, Cappleville, Putnam, TN, USA ,   d. 19 May 2018, Blue Mountain, Tippah, MS, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Children	+ 1. Lawrence McKinley “Mack” LOWREY, Jr.   2. Rebecca Ruth “Becky” LOWREY
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2007
  Family ID	F790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jun 1939 - Baltimore City, MD, USA Buried - - Blue Mountain Cemetery, Blue Mountain, Tippah, MS, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lawrence M. "Catfish" Lowrey June 22, 1939 - May 21, 2021 Lawrence M. "Catfish" Lowrey was born June 22, 1939 to Perin Holmes Lowrey and Margaret McKinley Lowrey in Baltimore, Maryland. Lawrence was married to Billie Ruth Hill Lowrey. He was the great-grandson of Mark Perin Lowrey, the Founder of Blue Mountain College. Lawrence was a member of the Tippah Historical Society. Lawrence was a devout Christian and a member of Macedona Baptist Church at Dean Town. For 40 years Lawrence worked at Master Bilt as a draft and design engineer and later he became a consultant and was in sales. Lawrence was a veteran of the National Guard. Catfish was survived by one son: Lawrence "Mac" McKinley Lowrey, Jr. (Rita) of Blue Mountain, MS; one daughter: Becky Lowrey Hegan (Gerald) of Blue Mountain, MS; two grandchildren: Cynthia Lowrey Pugh (Court) of Mt. Pleasant, TN, Lawrence McKinley "Bubba" Lowrey, III of Blue Mountain, MS; four great-grandchildren: Joseph "McKinley" Pugh , Colton Pugh, Braydon Pugh, and Lauren Lowrey. Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents and his wife. Catfish went home to be with the Lord at the age of 81 on Friday, May 21, 2021. The Graveside Service will be at the Blue Mountain Cemetery at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2021. Mac Lowrey and Gerald Hegan will be officiating. The pallbearers will be: Billy Wayne Joshlin, Joey Manly, Jamie Miller, Chris Bennett, Danny Moore, Joseph " McKinley" Pugh, Joseph "Court" Pugh, Lawrence McKinley "Bubba" Lowrey, III. The honorary pallbearers are Colton and Brayden Pugh. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S328] Personal Knowledge, Tom Boyd. [S1422] Obituary of Lawrence M “Catfish” Lowrey. [S89] Lowrey Memorial Baptist Church: The First Hundred Years 1879 - 1979, W. Carey Hearn, (Itawamba County Times, Fulton, MS, 1979).