Josephine Ellen Bowles

Josephine Ellen Bowles

Josephine Bowles Obituary

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Oct. 5, 2010.
BOWLES, Josephine Ellen Bellam, 80, of King William, the widow of Leonard Melvin Bowles, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2010. She was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth King; and is survived by two sisters, Patricia Moore (Marvin) of King William and Evelyn Perkins of Ashland; also several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Bowles was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 5, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday. Interment Woodland Cemetery.



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