Funeral services for Mrs. Rowland will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be Saturday evening from 6:00 until 8:00PM at Liberty Mortuary. Burial will be at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Pumpkintown.
Doris Ann Howard Rowland, 54, of 303 Old Easley-Pickens Highway, died Thursday at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. Born in Pickens, she was the wife of Michael Rowland of the home and a daughter of the late Gabriel Benson and Esther Ellenburg Howard. She had previously worked at Rosemond Nursing Center in Pickens and loved fishing, gardening and playing with her grandchildren. She was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Crystal Rowland of Pickens; 2 sons, Michael Rowland, II of Pickens and Mickey Rowland of Easley; a sister, Dorothy Hendricks of Easley; a brother, Robert Howard of Six Mile; and 3 grandchildren, Kane, Aubrey, and Nicole Rowland.
The family will be at the home. Memorial messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.