David Thomas Rowland, age 80, of Gadsden, AL went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 14, 2024 A funeral service will be held at 11:0AM on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. Bro. Joey Jones and Bro. Steven Fraser will officiate. Burial will follow at Crestwood Cemetery.
Mr. Rowland was a graduate of Southside High School class of 1962. He served our country in the Army National Guard for 6 years. He retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company with 33 years of service. Mr. Rowland enjoyed hunting, fishing, dirt track and drag car racing, car shows, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was passionate about keeping his yard maintained. He also truly enjoyed his friends that came to Tommy’s Marina.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William T. and Lila M. Rowland; and sister, Carolyn Faye Goss.
Mr. Rowland is survived by his daughters, Paige (Duane) Kemp, and Jamie (William) Pentecost; grandsons, Grayson Pentecost and Brayden Pentecost; nephew, Jeff (Mitizi) Goss; niece, Suzane (Doug) Davidson; many cousins and family members; and special friends, Wayne and Mary Sue Norris, and Faye and Dan Stewart.
Pallbearers will be William Pentecost, Duane Kemp, Grayson Pentecost, Brayden Pentecost, Jeff Goss, and Doug Davidson.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Wayne Norris, Jerry Ashley, Derek Hood, Ronnie Head, Harold Norris, Wendell Vinson, Chris Clayburn, and the men’s Sunday school class at Riverbend Baptist Church.
The family wishes to express a special thanks to Dr. Jason Ayers, Dr. Bryan McGwier, the staff at Enhabit Home Health and Hospice, caregiver, Natalie Kendall, and to the Whorton Bend Fire Department for their care over the years.
The Rowland family will accept friends from 9:00AM until 11:00AM prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday.
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