Funeral services for Mr. Edward “Eddie” Ervin McGowen, 86, of Downsville, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd., Monroe, LA, with Mr. Mike Israel officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe. Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home.

Mr. McGowen was born on August 4, 1939, in Monroe, LA, and passed away on April 30, 2026, at his home in Downsville, LA.

Mr. McGowen was an Army veteran. He also greatly enjoyed coaching various youth sports. Mr. McGowen proudly worked for NAPA for over 50 years in the Monroe area.

Mr. McGowen was preceded in death by his mother and father, Martelle and Thomas McGowen; brother, Gene McGowen; and sister, Shirley Fautheree.

Survivors include his son, Michael McGowen and wife Wendy of Spring, TX; daughter, Jenna Gilliam and husband Corey of Downsville, LA; three grandsons, Drew McGowen, Dakota Gilliam, Milan Clyne Gilliam; his favorite granddaughter, Makenna Lee Booth; and sister, Evelyn Lockwood and husband Bobby of Georgetown, Tx.

Serving as pallbearers will be Michael McGowen, Butch Gilliam, Dakota Gilliam, Tim Southerland, Bobby Lockwood, Jr., and Bobby Gywouski. Honorary pallbearers will be Wayne Van, Ray Alford, Milan Clyne Gilliam, and Drew McGowen.