Inez Rowland
Inez Rowland, 75, of Newton, passed
away March 26, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Inez was
born April 10, 1943, to Bryant and Edna (Bailey) Woody in Oklahoma
City.
Inez married Lorton Rowland on Dec. 25,
1966, in Los Angeles. She loved to cross-stitch and needlepoint, and
would knit caps and gloves for senior adults who were in need in the
Newton area. Holidays always meant she would be baking cakes, cookies
and her famous peanut brittle.
Inez was a member of the Second
Missionary Baptist Church, was Mission president, Usher Board
president, Trustee, sang in the choir, was a member of the Kitchen
committee, active in Southwestern District Association, sistah-All
Nations Church and member of the Harvey County Federation of
Democratic Women.
Inez was preceded in death by her
parents, Bryant and Edna; husband, Lorton; daughter, Lacita Davis;
brothers, Bryant Woody, Marvin Woody and David Woody; and sister,
Laverne Woody.
She is survived by her brothers,
Frederick D. Woody of Henderson, Neb., and Adrian A. Woody of
Oklahoma City; sisters: Barbara Manuel of Oklahoma City, Linda Ware
of Oklahoma City, Sheila Woody of Wichita and Annetta McPherson of
Oklahoma City; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 9
p.m. Tuesday (April 2, 2019) at Petersen Funeral Home, with family
present from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday (April 3, 2019) at Second Missionary Baptist Church, 1124
W. First St., Newton, KS 67114, with Pastor Floyd Edwards
officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Second
Missionary Baptist Church and may be sent to the funeral home.
www.petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
