Douglas Jay Mowrer, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:55 P.M. on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice after an extended illness. Mr. Mowrer was a graduate of Lear River High School in Lear River, Illinois, and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a truck driver, driving for Bryan Truck Lines for twenty-five years, and also farmed. He was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed dirt track racing and enjoyed attending county fairs and watching tractor and horse pulling competitions. Douglas was a member of Bryan Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie #2233, Bryan VFW Post #2489 and Bryan American Legion Post #284.
Douglas Jay Mowrer was born on March 6, 1944, in Freeport, Illinois, the son of Wallace and Ellen (Stevens) Mowrer. He married Ilene Fae Landel on August 7, 1982, in Montpelier, Ohio, and she preceded him in death on April 10, 2013.
Survivors include his stepchildren, Randy Landel , of Coppers Cove, Texas, Steven Landel, of Somerset, Kentucky, Ted Landel, of Hillsdale, Michigan, Scott Landel, of Findlay, Susan (Tom Opdycke) Grubb, of Bryan, and Ruth (Bryan) Spencer, of Bryan; eleven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a special daughter-in-law, Alice (James) Wilson, of Killeen, Texas; two nephews; and one niece. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 17, 2018, at 2:00 P.M. followed by a memorial service at 3:00 P.M. in the Krill Funeral Home, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan, with Ted Mathis officiating. Military rites by Bryan VFW Post #2489 will follow the service.
Memorials are requested to an organization of the donor’s choice.