Dennis Earl Rowe

1945 - 2018  (72 years)

• Name	Dennis Earl Rowe
  Birth	21 Oct 1945	Brooklyn, Kings Co. (the borough of Brooklyn & Kings Co. are identical), NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Apr 2018	Starkville,OktibbehaCo.,MS;bur:Mem.GardenPk,Starkville,OktibbehaCo.,MS
  Person ID	I12740	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe,   b. 14 Sep 1920, Lake Park, Dickinson Co., IA d. 16 Nov 2000, Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.IN;bur:TippecanoeMemoryGardens,W.Lafayette,Tippecanoe,IN (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ruth Lowe,   b. 12 Jan 1921, Colburn-Buck Creek area, Washington Twp.,Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 27 Jan 1991, Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.IN;bur:TippecanoeMemoryG (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F4930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Rowe, Dennis Earl (1945-2018) Individual photo of Dennis Earl Rowe came from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189078329/dennis-earl-rowe#source Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 22 Apr 2018 Find a Grave Memorial 189078329 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Dr Dennis Earl Rowe (21 Oct 1945–18 Apr 2018), Find a Grave Memorial no. 189078329, citing Memorial Garden Park, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Photo was added to the above site by Evelyn Rowe Nelson.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189078329/dennis-earl-rowe Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 22 Apr 2018 Find a Grave Memorial 189078329 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Dr Dennis Earl Rowe (21 Oct 1945–18 Apr 2018), Find a Grave Memorial no. 189078329, citing Memorial Garden Park, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Dr Dennis Earl Rowe BIRTH 21 Oct 1945 Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA DEATH 18 Apr 2018 (aged 72) Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA BURIAL Memorial Garden Park Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA MEMORIAL ID 189078329 · View Source Dr. Dennis Earl Rowe (72) of Starkville, MS died at his home on April 18, 2018. Dr. Rowe was born in Brooklyn, NY on Oct. 21, 1945 to Lawrence Rowe and Ruth Lowe . He was raised in Lafayette, IN and attended Purdue University for and undergraduate degree in horticulture. After returning from a stint in the Army in 1971, Dr. Rowe attended Pennsylvania State University where he obtained his PhD in genetics. Dr. Rowe had a long and distinguished career with the United Stated Department of Agriculture and later as a faculty member at Mississippi State University. He was a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America and the American Society of Agronomy. Throughout his 32 years at his home in Starkville, he could be found tinkering in his tool shed or digging in his many gardens if he was not at a cross country meet or swim meet with his children. After retiring, he and his wife, (SURVIVOR OMITTED), travelled extensively both abroad and cross country in thei RV. Over the past several years the couple had become a fixture at local restaurants and picnic tables where he enjoyed nature. Dr. Rowe's sarcastic wit and humor will be missed by all those that had the please of knowing him. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Ruth Rowe. He will be lovingly remember by his wife of 45 years, (SURVIVOR OMITTED), and children: (SURVIVORS OMITTED) Funeral will be held Monday, April 23, 2018 at the Welch Funeral Home, Starkville, MS Burial Memorial Garden Park Oktibbeha County . Cause of death: Pulmonary fibrosis. Family Members Parents Photo Lawrence Eugene Rowe 1920-2000 Photo Ruth Lowe Rowe 1921-1991 Source of photo of Dennis Earl Rowe: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189078329/dennis-earl-rowe#source Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 22 Apr 2018 Find a Grave Memorial 189078329 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Dr Dennis Earl Rowe (21 Oct 1945–18 Apr 2018), Find a Grave Memorial no. 189078329, citing Memorial Garden Park, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Photo was added to the above site by Evelyn Rowe Nelson.