Dorothy Clow

Dorothy J. Clow FRANKLIN - Dorothy Johnson Clow, 78, passed away Oct. 31, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late Gladys Piland and Herbert C. Johnson Sr., and was the widow of Ernest W. Clow and was predeceased by her first husband, Johnnie Lee Rawls Sr. She was also predeceased by two brothers, Herbert C. Johnson Jr. and David Dalton Johnson. Mrs. Clow was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Suffolk and was a retired quality control manager for A & P Nut Processing Company in Suffolk after 27 years of service. She was one of the first researchers at the VPI Research Center in Holland. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, JoAnne Rawls Harrell (Walter) of Suffolk; her son, Johnnie L. Rawls Jr. (Ina) of Franklin; four grandchildren, James Michael Walker, Ashley Rawls, Amanda Rawls and Perry Rawls Harrell; and four great-grandchildren, Amber Walker, James Walker Jr., Cody Brown and Ashlyn Brown; one sister, Elizabeth Shumate of Wytheville; and one brother, Alan C. Johnson of San Antonio, Texas. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Basil L. Ballard officiating. Interment will follow in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. www.wrightfuneralhome.org.