Robert A. Stowe Jr.

1937 - 2013

BORN

1937

DIED

2013

FUNERAL HOME

A Simple Service, Gastonia

451 Hospital Drive

Gastonia, North Carolina

Robert Stowe Obituary

GASTONIA - Robert A. Stowe Jr., 76, went home to be with the Lord on May 2, 2013, at Robin Johnson House.

He was born Jan. 30, 1937, in Gaston County, to the late Robert Stowe and Kathleen Parker Stowe Martin.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the 505th Engineering Battalion, Gastonia.

Robert is survived by his wife, Nancy Jackson Stowe; daughter, Renee Stowe Black and husband, Mark; son, Douglas Stowe; three grandsons, Alex and Jennifer Clark, Bobby and Nicole Clark, and Blake Stowe; two great-granddaughters, Addison and Brooklyn Clark; two sisters, Mary Stowe, and Judy and Jimmy Long; six brothers, Basil and Freda Stowe, David Stowe, Kenneth and Nancy Stowe, Hugh and Delane Stowe, Bill and Violet Stowe, and Steve and Robin Stowe; many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Lakeview Baptist Church, 143 Church St., McAdenville with Buck Harper and Harold Fite officiating. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m., prior to the service.

Memorials may be given to the Robin Johnson House, 5005 Shepherds Way Drive, Dallas NC 28034.

A Simple Service, burial and cremation, is serving the family 704-884-0150.

Published by Gaston Gazette from May 4 to May 6, 2013.
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Gone but not forgotten condolences to the family Yvonne Burton and family.

May 8, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.May God bless .

Tommy and Billie Jean Owenby

May 8, 2013

Our prayers and thoughts are with the Stowe family at this time

Renee Casas

May 6, 2013

Thoughts and Prayers are with you all.
I love you Mrs. Nancy

Pamela Osborne

May 6, 2013

May God bless you Nancy and your family in this time of sorrow.

Tammy Ramsey

May 6, 2013

Love and prayers go out to the entire family.

Cindy Gibson

May 6, 2013

I did not know him well but I do know he was a good man. May the Lord wrap his arms around him and look down upon his family and friends.

Michelle Townsend

May 5, 2013

I did not know him well but I do know he was a good man. May the Lord wrap his arms around him and look down upon his family and friends.

May 5, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time. We pray that you will be comforted by the memories of him throughout the coming years. We will remember him for his kind and gentle spirit.

Frank Mull and Family

May 5, 2013

Our prayers are with you all.

Becky Garver

May 5, 2013

Sending up prayers for the Family.May God hold you gently in his hands.Perry,Brenda Bass,Cindy & Rick Schrier

Cindy Bass

May 5, 2013

I can't imagine New Hope without Bob. Whenever I ran into him he always had a slow smile and a kind greeting for me. May God ease your loneliness and may your joyful memories fill your hearts.

Beth Mitchell

May 5, 2013

My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time of sorrow

Sonny Mahaffey

May 5, 2013

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

May 5, 2013

My deepest thoughts and prayers go out to everyone!!

Berry Rhyne

May 5, 2013

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