Arkansas businessman and philanthropist Wallace Fowler died on Wednesday, just two weeks after his wife Jama passed.
His obituary on the Emerson Funeral Home website says that Fowler is a native of Manila and spent time serving in the Army before working at Haverty Furniture in Little Rock for over a decade. After his time working as a buyer with Dillard's, he started Fowler Furniture in Jonesboro, selling to customers across the Mid-South, which eventually led to him purchasing multiple KFC franchises and starting Folwer Foods in Jonesboro.
Fowler also invested in multiple banking endeavors including First ban of Arkansas and Liberty Bank - which is now Centennial Bank. He and his wife have also donated to multiple charities, including to A-State which resulted in the Fowler Center.
Visitation is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 2, with a funeral service set for Monday morning at 10. Both will be at Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro.
Wallace Fowler was 87.