Josephine “JoMarie” S. Lowe, age 83, passed away peacefully on Jan. 20 at Rain Forest Landings in Knoxville.
Mrs. Lowe, who was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, was the oldest of nine children. Her life was a testament to love, kindness, and devotion.
Josephine Marie Salomone was born on Feb. 18, 1941, in Nashville. She was a graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School, class of 1959. She went to work after high school for AT&T, where she was a switchboard operator. She moved with her family to Annapolis, Md., where her father did masonry work in the Washington, D.C., area.
Mrs. Lowe was married on April 25, 1964, in Annapolis to Jack E. Lowe Sr. They returned to East Tennessee to start a family. Mrs. Lowe was not one to sit idle. While raising their four children, she decided to try her hand at making and designing wedding cakes. Over 20 years, she became a premier wedding-cake designer, making multiple beautiful wedding cakes on most weekends.
During University of Tennessee basketball seasons, she enjoyed traveling around the country with her husband following the Lady Vols basketball team. She also enjoyed spending time and playing bridge with her bridge club.
Mrs. Lowe was preceded in death by her husband and parents, Vincent and Josephine “Dodie” Prickett Salomone. She is survived by four children: Jack E. Lowe Jr. (Tina), James E. Lowe, Julia Wamack (Albert), and Jody Skole (Tony); five sisters; one brother; and eight grandchildren.
Father Tim Sullivan led a rosary for Mrs. Lowe on Feb. 2 at Rose Funeral & Cremation-Broadway in Knoxville. A commemoration service for Mrs. Lowe was held on Feb. 3 at East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Chapel in Knoxville.