Reverend Billy James Fowler

Reverend Fowler was a United States Army veteran and retired from the Athens Housing Authority and Madison County Board of Education. Reverend Fowler also retired, after 45 years of service, from Faith Pentecostal Church, where he led many souls to Christ. He was a two-time survivor of cancer, an avid golfer and fisherman and will be forever remembered for his infectious laugh and corny jokes.

He was preceded in death by his father, Willis Fowler; mother, Sarah Jackson Fowler; sons-in-law, John Andre Benoit, Jr. and Christopher Whynn Austin.

He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Shirley Davison Fowler; daughters, Kim Haynes of Hull and Karla Benoit of Crawford; grandchildren, Jordan Whiddon (Hillary), Rebecca Wilder (Kale), Elizabeth Morris (Ethan), Holley Haynes (Blake), and Faith Whiddon; great-grandchildren, Arlowen Whiddon, Wyatt Whiddon, Payton Shelton, Lilly Kate Whiddon, Addison Shelton, Winter Whiddon and Jaymes Morris.

A visitation will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 PM Saturday, March 13, in Faith Pentecostal Church, immediately followed by the funeral service with Reverends Christopher Reeves, Dewain French, David Hodge and Jerry Patterson officiating.

Burial will follow in Colbert City Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be men from Faith Pentecostal Church and junior pallbearers will be Wyatt Whiddon and Payton Shelton.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Double Oaks Golf Club.

Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.