Daryl Rowe II

Daryl Eugene Rowe II, 52, of Athens, died on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Born in Medina, Ohio, on December 12, 1973, to Daryl Eugene Rowe I and late Linda Sue Rowe. After moving to Georgia, he began his education at Athens Technical College for Paralegal studies. Following his education, he was employed at Access Financial Group as the Senior Vice President. Following his time at Access Financial, Daryl was employed as the Vice President of Martin Financial Inc. After his time at Martin Financial, Daryl returned to UGA, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in education. Daryl was an incredibly kind and loving person with an exceptional sense of humor. He would have given anyone the shirt off his back. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who was active in all his family’s activities, including baseball games, football games, gymnastics meets, and school affairs. He and his wife were married for 25 years.

Daryl was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Sue Rowe; his sister, Kimberly Lynn Rowe; his brother, Christopher Daryl Rowe I; his son, Cameron Daryl Rowe; and his daughter, Baby Girl Rowe.

He was survived by his wife, Patricia Rowe; father, Daryl (Linda) Rowe I; sister, Lynette (Sue) Rowe; children: Madison (Justen) Dashner, Anthony J. “AJ” (Kenzie) Rowe, and Christopher (Amanda) Rowe; and two grandchildren, Cameron Reese Rowe and Adelyn Mae Rowe.

A memorial service will be held on March 1st at 2:00 pm at Tuckston United Methodist Church, 4175 Lexington Rd, Athens, GA 30605.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kimberly Lynn Rowe Environmental Health Award, UGA College of Public Health, Office of Development, Health Sciences Campus, 221 Rhodes Hall, Athens, GA 30602 (in the memo line please write: Kimberly L. Rowe Environmental Health Award) or online at https://t.uga.edu/7N1 (case sensitive).

Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, GA, is in charge of arrangements.

www.lordandstephens.com