Raymond Mowery

Raymond A. “Sonny” Mowery Jr., 80 a resident at the Shippensburg Health Care Center and formerly of Orrstown Road, Shippensburg, died Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the home.
Born Wednesday, June 3, 1931 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Raymond A. Sr. and Veryl R. McBeth Mowery.
Sonny was a member of the Church of God of Cumberland Valley and a graduate of Shippensburg High School. Sonny retired as owner and operator of Mowery’s Tile Service. He served as Supervisor for Southampton Township, Franklin County and served on the Shippensburg Park and Recreation Board for many years.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening.
Surviving are his former wife and mother of his children, Twila D. Porter Mowery, Shippensburg, two sons, Raymond A. Mowery III and his wife Carol Best, Dillsburg and Robert C. Mowery and his late wife Elnora Manning, Shippensburg, two daughters, Cindy D. Hull and her husband Tim and Trudy J. Horst and her husband Richard all of Shippensburg, six grandsons, one granddaughter and 14 great grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Helen L. McArthur Mowery who died October 24, 2002 and a brother Richard Mowey who died in April 2002.
Private services and burial will be held in Spring Hill Cemetery..
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Shippensburg Health Care Center Activities Department, 121 Walnut Bottom Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.