Rev. James “Jim” Lowman, 69, of East Lansing, a 1964 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Monday, Nov. 2, at McLaren Hospital in Lansing.
Jim was born in Kalamazoo on Jan. 4, 1946, to James and Kathryn (Bolhuis) Lowman. He continued his education and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in pastoral studies from North Central University. He also received a certificate from The Catholic Health Association of the United States for completing a correspondence course in housekeeping management.
Jim served in the United States Army from Sept. 24, 1964 to Aug. 8, 1967. He was stationed in Germany and in Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam.
Jim was married to his pen-pal sweetheart, Cheryl (Johnson), on Aug. 10, 1968; they were married 47 years.
Jim worked as a custodian with East Lansing Public Schools and retired in
- He was pastor at Central Lake Assembly of God, assisted his father for two years at Pullman Country Chapel, and was pastor at Holt Assembly of God. In recent years, he had become an ordained minister with the Pentecostal Church of God. Jim was actively assisting his son at Grace Chapel Pentecostal Church of God in Saint Johns, Ml, for the past 10 years.
Jim enjoyed the woods and being in the outdoors. He loved to take walks, and to fish. He loved watching all things western, TV shows, movies, whatever he could find.
Jim is survived by his mother, Kathryn (Bolhuis) Lowman of Allegan, Ml; wife, Cheryl (Johnson) Lowman of East Lansing, Ml; children, James (Sharleen) Lowman of Lansing, Ml, Jeremiah (Julie) Lowman of Saint Johns, Ml; siblings, David (Cindy) Lowman of Hopkins, Ml, Kathleen (Larry) Goodrich of Arlington, TX, Frankie (Mitch) Marcell of Farmington, MN; 6 grandchildren,Tyler Lowman, Jake Lowman, Madelyn Lowman, Seth Lowman, Haleigh Lowman, Charles Lowman; and other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Rev. James Lowman.
