Vernon V. LOWE

WAKEFIELD - Vernon V. Lowe, 86, a resident of Surry County passed Saturday, Dec. 5,
2009 after a short illness.
He was the widower of Frances Cowling Lowe. Born on Dec. 31, 1922, in Surry County, he was the son of the late Alvin H. Lowe Sr. and Virgie Bailey Lowe.
He is survived by two sons, Wayne Lowe and his wife, Phyllis, and Brent Lowe and his wife, Debi, both of Wakefield; three daughters, Delma Rogers and her husband, Reid of Roxboro, N.C., Bonnie Looney and her husband, Watson, Trayce Pearman and her husband, Franky, both of Midlothian; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; a brother, G. Franklin Lowe; and a sister, Gaynelle Whitmore and her husband, J.C. Whitmore Jr., both of Wakefield.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Alvin H. Lowe Jr.; a sister, Violet Smith; brother-in-law, Russ Smith; and a sister-in- law, Ruby W. Lowe.
Mr. Lowe was born, raised and farmed all his life on Cedar Point Farm in Surry County, was a lifelong member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, and a lifetime member of the Farmers Hunt Club.
A funeral service will be held at Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, officiated by the Rev. Wayne Lowe Jr., the Rev. Anne Beale and the Rev. Cliff Fitzsinger. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight, at the Purviance Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield. Memorial donations may be made to Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, 1629 Aberdeen Rd., Wakefield, VA 23888.
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