Patricia Grey Rowsey Estep

ESTEP, Patricia Grey Rowsey, 55, of Pompano Beach, Fla., passed away suddenly Sunday, October 19, 2008. Patti was born May 23, 1953 in Richmond, Va., and attended Meadowbrook High School. In 1969, Patti moved to Buena Vista, Va., attended Lexington Baptist Church and graduated from Parry McCluer High School in 1971. She later received her LPN from Stonewall Jackson School of Practical Nursing in Lexington, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Lois Rowsey of Buena Vista, Va. Patti is survived by her husband, Dr. Michael D. Estep of Pompano Beach, Fla.; two children, Jennifer Vess Schommer and her husband, John, of Watertown, Wis., James D. Estep of Pompano Beach, Fla.; and one sister, Betty Rowsey Abbott and her husband, Vernon, of Chesterfield, Va. Patti was affectionately called "Mams" by her four beautiful grandchildren, Elizabeth Jane Grey, Teaghan Kathryn Grace, John Ashton Mark and William Edward Alexander Schommer, also of Watertown, Wis. Family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, October 26, at Oakey's North Chapel, 6732 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, Va. 24019, (540) 362-1237. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m., with Pastor Michael Wilburn officiating. Burial will take place at Red Valley United Methodist Church Cemetery in Boones Mill, Va.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.