Nell G. Fowler

Moline, Illinois Nell G. Fowler, 78, of Moline, died Sunday, December 23, 2001, in Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island, with the Reverend Melvin Brown officiating. Visitation will be from Noon to 2:00 PM prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be given to Edgewood Baptist Church or to the American Heart Association. Trimble Funeral Home, Moline, is in charge of arrangements. The former Nell Gambrell was born on December 2, 1923 in Drew, Mississippi, the daughter of Joel Allen and Nan Elizabeth (Riddell) Gambrell. She married Calvin Doyle Fowler on April 27, 1946 in Hernandez, Mississippi. She was a longtime member of Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She truly loved the Lord and her family, and helped anyone who was in need. Survivors include her husband, Calvin; daughter, Nanelle Norcross; three grandchildren, Samuel, Daniel, and Johanna Norcross, all of Moline; numerous brothers and sisters-in-law, and nieces and nephews; along with a special friend, Betty Fortin of Moline. A brother, Allen Gambrell, preceded her in death. This memorial may be viewed, and condolences sent to the family, at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. END OF OBITUARY