John Wilson Sowell

July 15, 1954 - June 30, 2010

Mr. John "Johnny" Wilson Sowell, Jr., 55, of Jefferson, SC passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, July 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Pageland United Methodist Church. Interment following at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, July 1, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Sutton-Baumgartner Funeral Home. Mr. Sowell is the son of the late John W. (Sr.) and Dorothy Foley Sowell. Mr. Sowell served in the Pageland Police Department for 32 years and as Police Chief since October 1992. He was a member of the Pageland United Methodist church. Member of the Shriners and the Masonic Lodge in Pageland. He also served as Treasurer for the Rescue Squad in Pageland for many years. He served on the Board of Disabilities for Chesterfield County. Mr. Sowell was also an avid Antique Car Collector. Survivors are his wife: Joan Sowell of Jefferson, SC; stepson, Alan Baker of Pageland, SC; stepdaughter Nina (Justin) Dean of Pageland, SC; sister: Libby (Donny) Benton of Pageland, SC; grandson, Jarius Dean of Pageland, SC; granddaughter. Jadee Dean of Pageland, SC; niece Beth Benton of Pageland, SC; nephew, Clay Benton of Matthews, NC. Memorials may be made to Pageland United Methodist Church, PO Box 25, Pageland, SC 29728 or Hospice of Chesterfield County, PO Box 293, Chesterfield, SC 29709