McMinnville resident and White County native Casto Lester Fowler, 71, was born March 23, 1940 and died March 1 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville following an extended illness.The owner of Lester’s Body Shop, he was the son of the late Casto and Beulah Hudson Fowler. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Debra Arline Fowler and sister, Willie Vaughn Young.He was married May 23, 1959 to Arline Crosslin Fowler of McMinnville. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children and their spouses, Lester “Bo” and Diann Fowler, Terry and Dionne Fowler, and Brian and Cindy Fowler, all of McMinnville; three grandchildren, Brittany (Trey) Todd, Kyle Fowler and Haley Fowler; great-grandson, Grayson Todd; two step-grandchildren, Cory Tate and Cody Tate; sister, Betty Johnson of Smithville, and several nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and their spouses.