Auburn Bowen Mothershead

Auburn Bowen Mothershead

Auburn Mothershead Obituary

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Oct. 16, 2008.
MOTHERSHEAD, Auburn Bowen, 87, of Montross, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. She was the owner-operator of Historyland Business Supply in Montross, a member of Ephesus Christian Church and Montross Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, Garnett W. Mothershead; a son, Gerald Mothershead and his wife, Susan; a daughter, Ellen M. Martin and her husband, Bill; a brother, B.F. Bowen Jr. and his wife, Betty Jo, all of Montross; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Welch Funeral Home, Montross, this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 17, 2008 at Ephesus Christian Church, Foneswood, with interment in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Bon Secours Hospice c/o Katie Daniels, 8580 Magellan Pkwy., Richmond, Va. 23227, or the Massey Cancer Center, Thomas Palliative Care Fund, P.O. Box 980214, Richmond, Va. 23298.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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