Thomas Jefferson Rowell Jr.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, March 4, at 10 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for Thomas Jefferson Rowell Jr., 86, who died Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at 5:59 p.m. at Acadia General Hospital in Crowley.
Fr. Mikel Polson, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, will officiate for the services.
The family requests visiting Wednesday at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church from 9 a.m. to service time.
Inurnment will be in Woodlawn Mausoleum.
Thomas was a graduate of Jesuit High School in New Orleans and Louisiana State University. He was a retired sales representative for White Farm Machinery.
He was an avid fan of LSU football and baseball, enjoyed fishing, hunting, morning coffee with his Crowley buddies, woodworking, and gardening.
He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Elsie Joyce Babin Rowell of Crowley; two daughters, René Torregrossa and husband David of Baton Rouge, Robin Romeo and husband Sammy of Baton Rouge; one son, Dr. Jeff Rowell, DVM, and wife Cheryl of St. Martinville; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Virginia Donner and Debbie Sands, both of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Billy Rowell of River Ridge and Kent Rowell of Denham Springs; and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas J. Rowell; his mother, Corinne O’Toole Rowell; his stepmother, Dorothy Habig Rowell; sister, Lisa Rowell; and niece, Regina Rowell.
A heartfelt appreciation is extended to the nurses, doctors and staff of Acadia General Hospital and the staff of DCI Dialysis of Crowley.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials contributions be made to St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church or St. Michael School.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, 301 N. Avenue F, Crowley, 337-783-3313.