James Wilson Cowan
February 2, 1965 ~ August 6, 2018
Resided in:
Fairview, North Carolina
Asheville Butterfly Trail
James Wilson Cowan, 53, of Fairview, died on Monday, August 6, 2018.
A native of Buncombe Co., James was a son of the late Don Cowan.
Mr. Cowan proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a combat veteran of the second Iraqi War. In his spare time, he loved to ride his motorcycle.
He is survived by his son, Jacob Cowan and wife Melissa; sister, Kathy Cowan Farley; brother, Mike Cowan; significant other, Christy Tucker; and grandchildren, Garrett and Willow Cowan.
The funeral service for Mr. Cowan will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery Chapel. Interment will follow in the cemetery.
His family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday evening at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave.
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I will miss my friend, so very sorry we lost him do early in life
I’m still in shock of this news James was a life time Friend and class mate he will be missed by everyone he touched in life Rest In Peace
Deepest sympathy to the family. James was a good friend and will be missed.
James I am going to miss you alot you always made me laugh and we had the best time with our best friend Cindy Reece and we will always love you even in my heart and soul, love you James Cowan .
James…It seems like I spent more weekends with you and kathy than I did at home. You will be missed very much. You were a great friend.
James was a great personality in the Fairview Community. Didn’t see him often
But when you did ,you were greeted with a joyful heart with kind words and a big smile. We will miss you greatly James. RIP
Condolences for all his family and grandchildren. He was very proud of his family.
James and I always found a way to reconnect with each other, laugh with each other, argue like family and just generally admire being together. I feel like that part of my heart is torn away. And yet, what would I have done with all that time and space in my world that was spent hanging out with my James? Time on his back porch, at friends houses by the fire, on the Parkway hiking & talking, walking back from Kickstands late at night? He turned me on to Lady Antebellum and helped me bury my little dog Romeo. He aggravated me for being a Democrat and teased me about being a Liberal! He asked me to marry him and wanted me to live in Antigua…. but these were silly things we thought about, knowing full well that maybe we shouldn’t. I will always have nothing but love for you, James. Go rest high on that mountain… hug ‘mamma’?(grandmother) and spend time with your dad, sing and I will hear you and I will try to keep up. Until we meet again, rest and feel all the love dear friend❤️ Love , Your Suz
Praying for you and your family. James you will be missed. Thank you for your service.
We are sorry for your loss and pray for strength for all the Cowans during this difficult time.
I will miss you my friend. May you rest in peace.
My condolences to his family. He was special.
I have known James as long as I can remember. We kept crossing paths over the year. James never changed. No matter what troubles he was facing in life, he was so caring and compassionate. The last time I saw him, we had a great time catching up. Heaven gained an angel. Rest In Peace my sweet friend.
James will be missed! He was a good friend to me! We didn’t agree eye-to-eye on lots of different things but he was a GOOD person. He cared about people and he was devoted to our country. I will miss him.
We are sorry to hear about the passing of your
Brother and Sister.
Love and hugs during this difficult time.
I loved james always a friend. We played pool together 2 yrs ago at Brewskies in Fairview. Peace love to all
So sad to hear that James is gone. Our lives crossed several times after high school and at one time we shared a great love. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and those who loved him.