Commissioner Lowery is a Wingate native. He and his wife Emily have lived in the town since 1979.  He is a retired teacher and football coach from the Union County Public School system.   He is currently an assistant football coach at Wingate University.  John and Emily have one son (Josh) a daughter in law (Ashley) and three grandchildren (Kellen, Paxon, and Tabor).  Josh currently serves as an Officer in the United States Navy.