Gordon L. Lowe, age 89, Redkey (and formerly of Dunkirk), died Thursday June 26, 2025 at home following an illness.  Born in Smokey Junction, Tennessee on December 24, 1935, he grew up in Tennessee where he graduated from Norma High School with the class of 1953.  After graduating he moved to Indiana for work at Kerr Glass, Dunkirk; he was a General Foreman in the warehouse & shipping department and worked there for 38 years before retiring in 1991.  After retiring he moved back to Tennessee for a period of several years and served as Deacon at Cedar Hill Baptist Church while living there.  Upon returning to Indiana, he lived in Albany before moving to Redkey.

He was a member and Deacon of the former Dunkirk Baptist Church and more recently attended Redkey Nazarene Church.  He enjoyed motorcycle riding (including trips out west) and traveling with his wife.  Gordon farmed as a youngster in Tennessee by horse & plow and was a member of Glass Bottle Blowers Association through the factory.

Survivors include his wife, Ginger (Hicks) Shrack Lowe; sons: Alan Lowe (wife: Charlene), Louisville, KY, and  James Lowe (wife: Vicky), Jacksboro, TN; daughters: Darlene Clevenger (husband: Randy), Dunkirk, and Carolyn Melton (husband: Larry), Hartford City; brothers: Alton Lowe (wife: Reba), Dunkirk, and Warren Lowe (wife: Jan), Portland; sister: Jennie Henry (husband: Dick), Redkey; sister-in-law: Marty Lowe, Centre, AL; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; step-son: Monte E. Shrack (wife: Cindy), Portland; step-daughters: Michelle R. Ross (husband: Scott), Hartford City, and Rose E. Onstott (husband: Don), Milton, IN; brother-in-law: Direl Jr. Price.

He is preceded in death by his first wife of nearly 65 years, Florene "Flo" Lowe, who died in 2018; parents: Raymond & Inez (Anderson) Lowe; brother: Clarence Lowe; sisters: Sharon Price and Debra Whitesell (and her husband, Chris); sister-in-law: RuthAnn Lowe.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at Redkey Nazarene Church with burial following at Strong Cemetery.

Visiting hours are Wednesday from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church in Redkey.

Memorials may be sent to Redkey Nazarene Church.

The funeral will be streamed online from a link provided on this webpage.