Charles "Sonny" Clinton Rowley

Mr. Charles Clinton “Sonny” Rowley Mr. Charles Clinton “Sonny” Rowley, 77, of Bartlesville, died at 10:01 P.M. on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa following a sudden illness.. Funeral services for Mr. Rowley will be held at 11 A.M. Monday, May 4, 2015 in the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Scott Fuller and Mr. James Harris officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery where full military rites will be accorded by the Ceremonial Detail of the James H. Teel American Legion Post # 105. Funeral services and interment will be directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the Stumpff Funeral Home from 9 AM to 5 P.M.on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the Rowley family will receive guests at the funeral home on Sunday from 2 P.M. until 4 P.M. Casket escorts will include Jarold Addington, David Addington, Bill Addington, Bradley Addington, Jared Baughn, Jermell Jordan, Warren Addington and Rick Fuller. Mr. Rowley was born at Delaware, Oklahoma on August 15, 1937 the son of Clinton Aurthur Rowley and Margaret (Heckathorn) Rowley. He grew up and received his education in Delaware and graduated from Delaware High School. He entered the U.S. Navy on June 2, 1955 and was stationed in Hawaii. He received his Honorable Discharge on May 20, 1958 at which time he returned to Delaware, Oklahoma. He later moved to Coos Bay, Oregon where he was employed in a lumber business until returning to Oklahoma. He was employed with Page Milk Company for a number of years and in 1973 was employed with Reda Pump Company from which he retired in 1984. He was later employed as a security director at Washington Park Mall for 11 years until his second retirement in 1999. Mr. Rowley was married to Clarissa Meneses from Lima, Peru on December 18, 1964 in Bartlesville and they celebrated their Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary in December of 2014. Mr. and Mrs. Rowley have made their home in Bartlesville all of their married life. He loved to hunt and fish, watch Westerns on TV and loved British TV comedy. He also loved his grandchildren and was a huge OU fan. Mr. Rowley is survived by his wife, Clarissa Rowley, one son, Scott Rowley of Bartlesville, two daughters, Becky Franko of Bartlesville and Michelle Harris and her husband James of Bartlesville, two sisters, Babe Addington of Bartlesville and Karen Fuller and her husband Jim of Pinehurst, Idaho, his grandchildren, Crystal Epperson and her partner Jermell Jordan of Tulsa, Mahria Baughn and husband Jared of Savannah, Georgia, Brandy Harris of Bartlesville, Brandon Goss, Jaysin Rowley, Joey Rowley, Evan Rowley and Nicole Rowley, and great grandchildren, Aaliyah Carter and Paisley Baughn. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clinton A. Rowley and Margaret (Midge) Rowley. PDF Printable Version

Charles "Sonny" Clinton Rowley

August 15, 1937 - April 29, 2015