Veteran radio and television sports announcer David Lee Mowry has passed away.
Lee Mowry, Jr., a veteran radio and sports commentator from Rome’s Turner Church Road, passed away on January 13, 2008, at the age of 86, in his home.
Before Edith’s death in July 2001, Lee was married to her. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Lee Mowry III and Jo Anne, of Roanoke, Virginia, and Marsha Whatley and David Whatley of Rome, and Harriet Owens and Martin Ball of Rome. In addition to his seven great-grandchildren, he is survived by his five grandchildren: Robin Holley (of Canton, Georgia), J.J. Owens (of Roman), Darren Murray (of Potomac Falls, Virginia), De Whitley (of Canton, Georgia), and Amanda Ammons (of Canton, Georgia). He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Mary Baker of Rome, and two nephews, Bill Greeley and Leland Greeley, both of South Carolina.
The town of Isabella, Tennessee, gave the world Lee. Born on March 30, 1921, in a small town not far from Copperhill, Tennessee to the late Leland B. and Margaret Mowry. His father was working for the Celanese Corporation, thus the family relocated to Rome when he was young.
Soon after his return to Rome, Lee was hired as an entry-level sports reporter for the Floyd County Herald. It was in 1947 that he got his start in radio and sports broadcasting when he was invited to call a Textile League baseball game. He broadcasted Little League, Pony League, and Colt League baseball games, as well as high school football, college basketball, and professional golf, for more than 40 years in the Rome area.
He has spoken with hundreds of athletes over the years, including legends such as Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Al Kaline, Red Grange, and Dizzy Dean. He attended St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, was a member of the Marine Corps League’s Jake Puryear Detachment, and was the first broadcaster to be inducted into the Rome and Floyd Sports Hall of Fame. He, too, spent a number of years as the morning radio host of the Grab Bag show.
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