The funeral services for the late Mr. James Earl Rowe, who departed this life on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. from the Zion Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Ashburn, Georgia, with Pastor Micheal Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Westview Memorial Cemetery in Ashburn, Georgia. Mr. James Earl Rowe, known by family and friends as “Rowe”, was the son of the late Johnny Rowe and the late Annie Leggett. He was born in Turner County, Georgia on June 10, 1953. James was educated in the Turner County Public School System. He gave his life to the Lord at an early age and became a member of the New Jerusalem Holiness Church in Ashburn, Georgia, where he served faithfully. James met, fell in love, and married Annie Louise Hardwick. He was a hard-working man who loved and supported his family. On June 19, 2019, God decided to call James home to Eternal Rest. His parents, two sisters, and three brothers all have preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish the memories a loving and devoted wife, Annie Louise Rowe of Albany, Georgia; two sons, James Rowe of Ashburn, Georgia, Travis Jones of San Antonio, Texas; five granddaughters, Deericq Sheldon, Roddricka Rowe, Trinity Jordan, Annisia Jordan, Sadie Stewart; a grandson, Jabari Jones; a brother, Curtis Baker of Ashburn, Georgia; two sisters, Elizabeth Johnson of Ashburn, Georgia, Verlou Frye of Alapaha, Georgia; mother-in-law, Iomia Sike; a sister-in-law, Jacqueline Martin of Jacksonville, Florida; two brothers-in-law, James Hardwick of Lumpkin, Georgia, Arthur Martin of Jacksonville, Georgia; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends, and two special friends, Nicky Walker and Eddie C.