Dawson Billy Rowbotham

A funeral service for Dawson Billy Rowbotham, 92, of Gainesville, will be held 2:00 PM Friday, October 17, 2025 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Callisburg Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled for 1:00 PM, one hour prior to the service.

Mr. Rowbotham passed away in Gainesville on October 12, 2025. He was born on June 20, 1933 in Rose, OK to Thomas Grover and Dessie May (Jenkins) Rowbotham.

Bill proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. He married his sweetheart Nancy Ann Miller in Pineville, MO on January 8, 1964. Being a true outdoorsman, he loved to hunt and fish when he had the time and was frequently tending his garden. Bill also loved making his own wine to share with friends and family.

Mr. Rowbotham is survived by his son and daughter-in-law David and Debbie Barnes; daughter and son-in-law Sandy and Billy Williams; daughter and son-in-law Billie Jo and Steve Westbrook; son Tommy Rowbotham; sister Shirley Walker; 13 grandkids; numerous great-grandkids. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents; wife Nancy Rowbotham; son Daryle Barnes; sister Vivian King; and sister Georgie Bristol.