Mr. James B. Gowdy entered into rest on May 29, 2025. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 2 p.m. at B. A. Williams Memorial Chapel. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Survivors are his daughter, Elaine Reynolds (Rev. James); sons, Rick Gowdy (Mekala), Randy Gowdy (Billye); eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, one great great grandchild; sisters, Ethel Dunaway, Gwendolyn Brooks; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Williams Funeral Home, 2945 Old Tobacco Road, Hephzibah, GA