Vernon Lowe

LOWE, Vernon V., 86, a resident of Surry County, passed Saturday, December 5, 2009 after a short illness. He was the widower of Frances Cowling Lowe. Born on December 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, and 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 predeceased 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 on Monday, December 7, 2009 at 2 p.m. by Rev. Wayne Lowe Jr., Rev. Anne Beale and Rev. Cliff Fitzsinger. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m., 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. Condolences may be posted online at www.jtmorriss.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.