Jerry Wayne Fowler

A memorial service will be held for Jerry Fowler at Cypress Baptist Church, Benton, Louisiana, on Thursday, June 25th at 2:00 pm with Pastor Tommy Patton officiating. Jerry went to sleep after a long illness and woke up in the arms of his Savior Jesus on June 16th, 2026.

Jerry was born in Minden, Louisiana, on June 20, 1943, to Perry and Willa Mae Fowler. He attended schools in Minden, Lubbock, Texas; Bethany, Louisiana; and Doyline, Louisiana. He graduated from Byrd High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. In his younger years, while living in Doyline, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding his special horse, "Midnight," in parades and grand entries at rodeos.

He attended Northwestern State University, where he received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees, along with 45 hours above his Master's degree. He also attended Louisiana Tech University and Louisiana State University for additional graduate work.

He met Donella, who would later become his wife of 57 years, at the famous Kokomo Drive-In in Bossier City on April 1, 1962. They were married on December 20, 1962. He started his teaching career in Houma, Louisiana. From there he moved to the Bossier School System, where he served as a teacher, coach, Federal Programs Coordinator, and principal for 42 years.

After retiring from Bossier, he taught and served as assistant baseball coach at Grawood School in Shreveport. From there he moved to the Catholic School System as a teacher at Christ the King School. He was later appointed principal there, becoming the only non-Catholic principal in the Diocese. He then returned to Bossier, teaching at Butler and Haughton Middle School.

Jerry was very active in sports programs throughout Bossier Parish. He was elected the first president of the Bossier Dixie Baseball Association and coached very successfully in the

Bossier Parish football and basketball programs. He also served on the Bossier YMCA Board of Directors.

For 20 years, he served as the Bossier School Board's representative on the Cypress Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District Board, where he served two terms as president.

Jerry was a proud member of the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Posse and a member of Caddo Lodge #179, York Rite Bodies, Scottish Rite Bodies, and El Karubah Shriners. At El Karubah, he was a member of the Arab Patrol Unit. He was elected to the Divan and served as Potentate in 1995. He was also a member of the Royal Order of Jesters, Court #26.

He was a proud member of Cypress Baptist Church and Buster Toms, Daryll Reed and Gene Dickenson’s Old Folks Sunday School Class.

Preceding him in his journey to Heaven are his faithful wife of 57 years, Donella (Mama "D" or "D"), his parents, Willa Mae and Perry Fowler; his grandparents, Luther and Minnie Fowler and Ernest and Mae Alexander. Left to cherish his memory are his only son, Daryl Fowler and wife Elizabeth Fowler; grandsons, Cole and Caden; and granddaughter Kristen, all of Trophy Club, Texas.

2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought the good fight, I have kept the faith."

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Jerry's name to the Cypress Baptist Church Building Fund.