June 17, 1931 –  December 25, 2011  COLLINSVILLE â?? Funeral services for Rev. Bobby Gene Rowe, 80, will be held Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Collinsville with Rev. Bobby Fletcher and Rev. Dan Eakin officiating. Interment will follow the service in Collinsville Cemetery. All service arrangements are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home. Family visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 28, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.He went home to be with his Lord on December 25, 2011.
Bobby Gene Rowe was born on June 17, 1931 to Robert Floyd and Iva Lee (Measles) Rowe in Sulphur, Oklahoma. He married Alva Reed on June 15, 1952 in Collinsville, Texas. He served as a minister since 1952. He pastored at Mt. Carmel, TX; Albany, OK; Three Way in West TX; Boyd Baptist in Bonham, TX; Crutchfield Baptist in Sherman, TX; Bolivar Baptist; Bradford, PA for 10½ years; Manor Baptist in York, PA for 20 years; served as the police chaplain for 10 years in York, PA and was the hospital chaplain for 17 years in York, PA. He was currently the pastor at Ambrose, TX. He loved woodworking.
He is survived by his wife, Alva Rowe of Collinsville, TX; his son, Dr. Thomas Rowe and wife, McKim, of League City, TX; daughter, Sharon Ross of Collinsville, TX; grandsons: Cory Ross, John Ross, Theodore Rowe, Thomas Rowe, Timothy Rowe, and Taylor Rowe; and two great-grandsons, Korbin Ross and Easton Ross; brothers, Burl Rowe of Texarkana, TX; and Billy Rowe of Garland, TX.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Iva Rowe; and his sister, Nell Rowe.