Earnest Fowler, Jr. 73 of Blytheville passed away on Saturday February 29, 2020 at Great River Medical Center. He was born July 26, 1946 in Blytheville and was the son of Earnest and Addie Jenkins Fowler. Earnest was a farmer at Clearlake Farms and was of the Baptist Faith. He was a member of New Faith Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Laddie Whaley. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Pearlie Fowler and Shirley Andrews. Earnest leaves to cherish his memory his wife Virginia Lee Fowler of the home, one son John Fowler (Kashanna Price) of Jonesboro, Arkansas; four daughters, Michelle Lee, Valerie Lee, Lisa (Doug) Coleman, and Danielle Renee Fowler all of Blytheville, Arkansas; six brothers, Quincy (Ethel) Fowler, Larry (Earnestine) Fowler, Luster (Rosella) Fowler, Grady (Linda) Fowler, Michael (Annie) Fowler, and Brady (Elizabeth) Fowler all of Blytheville, Arkansas; four sisters, Shirley (Robert) Day of Midwest City, Oklahoma; JoAnn Fowler, Judy (Pete) Thomas, and Sybil Chew all of Blytheville, Arkansas; seventeen grandchildren, ten great grand children and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Visitation will be held Friday, March 6, 2020 from 5:00 until 7:00 at New Faith Missionary Baptist Church, 712 Linda Street, Blytheville. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 1:00 at Prince of Peace Church, 501 East McHaney Street where Minister Terrell Rogers is pastor. Reverend Laddie Whaley will deliver the eulogy with burial at Gethsemane Gardens Cemetery.