Darlene Irene Gowery

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Darlene Irene Gowery, 90, Wynot, died June 30, 2019, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital, Round Rock, Texas.

Visitation will be at Faith Lutheran Church, Maskell, Saturday, one hour prior to services.

A memorial service will be held July 20, at 2 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Church, Maskell, with Pastor Chad Beckius officiating.

A private burial will be at the Wynot Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington.

Darlene Irene Gowery was born June 26, 1929, in Sioux City, Iowa. She lived in Detroit, Mich., and Sioux City, Iowa, before moving to Wynot, in high school, where she met Darrell Gowery, whom she married June 5, 1949. They lived on a farm near Obert, and later moved to Laurel, and owned and operated Gowery’s Shopping Center for 17 years. After retirement, they moved to south Texas and Darlene started a 34-year career with Wal-Mart.

Darlene enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She was known by many as “Grandma Darlene” from south Texas to Vermillion, S.D. She loved her years working for Wal-Mart and the relationships she formed with the employees and customers; they were like family to her. Darrell and Darlene enjoyed many summers on the Lewis and Clark Lake at Walker Valley View. She enjoyed keeping up with her great-grandchildren in all of their activities and was known as Gigi to them.

Darlene is survived by her husband of 70 years, Darrell, Wynot; two children and spouses, Randy and Lisa Gowery, Wynot, and Kim and Alan Rainbolt, Marble Falls, Texas; five grandchildren, all from Texas, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Darlene was preceded in death by her parents, Viola and Leonard Lewis; father, Lewis Brown; and grandson, Tyrone Gowery.