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Service:
Burial will be the Leanna Cemetery in rural Chestnut
at a later date.
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Lester Eugene "Gene"
Cowgur, 78, of Chestnut, passed away on August 18,
2022, in Lebanon, Missouri.
Lester Eugene "Gene" Cowgur was born on May 13,
1944, in Elkhart, Illinois, the son of Maxwell
Eugene and Bertha Irene Baker Cowgur. He was raised
by his stepmother Roberta Evelyn Koehler Cowgur from
age 4 years old. He was united in marriage to Patsy
Colleen Donnan on May 29, 1965. She passed away on
Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
He is survived by his children: Tammy Harmony, Lora
(Paul) Fanning, and Brad (Pandora) Cowgur,
grandchildren: Daniel Harmony, Rachel Harmony,
Elizabeth (Pat) Buchanan, Nate Fanning, Samantha
(Levi) Clemens, Zachary (Allie) Fanning, Justin (Leighanna)
Hyatt, and Kevin (Veronica) Cowgur; and fifteen
great-grandchildren; one brother: Brian Cowgur, one
sister: Becky Landis, one sister-in-law: Carolyn
Koehler; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one
brother: Bruce Cowgur, one niece: Alaina Landis; and
one grandson: Brian Harmony, Jr.
Gene attended Mt. Pulaski High School with the class
of 1962. He then served in the United States Army as
a Field Medic Corpsman from 1962 to 1965, serving
one year in Korea. |
He was employed at
Bridgestone Firestone for 30 years, PPG, Filter
Queen Vacuum, Morgan Transport, and Ron's Towing.
Gene and Patsy owned
the Dairy Bar in Mt. Pulaski, along with Putter and
Clutter Woodworking. His hobbies included
woodworking, along with being outdoors fishing or
hunting.
Burial will be at the Laenna Cemetery in rural
Chestnut at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the Chestnut Geo Center c/o
LCB, PO Box 80, Chestnut, Illinois 62518.
Peasley Funeral Home is assisting the family with
arrangements.
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