W. W. "Bill" Lowrey, Jr., 90, of Bay City, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2005, He was born April 21, 1915 in Wharton, TX to Wallace Walker Lowrey, Sr. and Annie Myra Davidson Lowrey. He was a former Mill Manager and Chief Pilot for Adolphus Rice in Houston. From 1943 to 1945, during World War II, he served as Advanced Group Commander of the 319th AAFWFTD training the W.A.S.P. (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) in Sweetwater. He was a resident of Bay City since 1988, a member of the First United Methodist Church, a member of Masonic Lodge # 1317 of Lake Jackson, and retired as Chief Pilot for the Dow Chemical Company.

He is survived by his wife: Ruth M. Lowrey of Bay City; by his sons: Wallace Walker Lowrey III & wife Paula of Cypress, James Michael Lowrey & wife Leslie of Lake Jackson and Arthur Harris Lowrey of Lake Jackson; and by eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He is also survived by caregivers: Iris Diaz, Laura Diaz, Maria Luisa Galvan, Monica Serrano, Andriana Mendoza and Gabriella Rodriquez; and by his special cat: Rhett. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marguerite Harris Lowrey and by his parents Ann & Wallace W. Lowrey, Sr.

The family will receive friends at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home from 6 PM to 8 PM Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at the First United Methodist Church of Bay City with Rev. Pauline Harvey officiating. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 PM Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston, TX. Honorary pallbearers will be Wallace W. Lowrey IV, Steve Moniot, James Russell Lowrey, Mark Koenning, Clint Wehrly, and David Lowrey.

Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.