Jewel MoseleyRowe

Jewel Moseley Rowe, died October 18, 2007, in Greenville after several weeks in the hospital.

Jewel was born in Greenville on December 16, 1918 to Ernest and Lillie Moseley.  She lived in Greenville her entire life and graduated from GHS and then attended East Texas State University.  She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education.  She was a dedicated and energetic teacher at GHS for nearly 30 years.  She was fondly remembered, loved and respected by her students.  She was the head of the English department for 10 years prior to retiring in 1984.  Jewel Rowe served for many years as a member of the State Textbook Committee of Texas.

She married Stewart Rowe on November 15, 1947.  They would have been married 60 years next month.  They loved to travel and visited Europe, the Middle East, Russia, China and Canada after their retirement. 

Jewel was a kind, caring and compassionate person who would do anything for others.  She was a good friend, a wonderful neighbor, a gracious hostess and a fabulous cook.  She loved her family and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.  Jewel was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church of Greenville.  She was active in every aspect of the church live and was given an honorary life membership in Presbyterian Women.  Her “A Jewel of a Cookbook” was a major fundraiser for the Women of the Church philanthropy.

Surviving are her husband, Stewart Rowe of Greenville; daughters and sons-in-law, Sue and Larry Bryant of Rowlett and Lynn and Mathew Geertsen of Vienna, Austria; son and daughter-in-law, Stewart, Jr. and Laine Rowe of Fort Worth; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. John D. and Sara Bernice Moseley of Sherman; grandchildren, Christopher Bryant and his wife Nicole of Casablanca, Morocco, Jessica Robert and her husband Justin of Weatherford, Trey Rowe of Fort Worth, and Katy, Steffy, Jenny and Suganthi Geertsen of Vienna, Austria; and a great-grandson, Dylan Bryant Robert of Weatherford.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Olive Mandrell.

Memorial services will be Sunday, October 21, 2007, at 3:00 P.M. at the First Presbyterian Church under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Dr. Bill Benner officiating.  Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.  Visitation will be Saturday from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the Jewel Rowe Scholarship Fund or the MLC Scholarship Fund at First Presbyterian Church of Greenville.

Pallbearers will be Don Cordes, J. L. Green, Joe Leonard, Duane Marable, Ed McMeans and Lee Spencer.  Honorary pallbearers include Ford Molen, Edwin D. Barlow and all Elders of the First Presbyterian Church of Greenville.