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Rex Bowman Obituary

Rex Bowman, 84, of Hillsville, Va., passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Bowman was born in West Virginia to the late Yancy and Eithel Weddle Bowman. He is survived by his wife, Vida Bowman, of the home; brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Ala Deane Bowman, of Laurel Fork; and sisters-in-law, Stella McGrady, of Galax, Velma Horton, of Hillsville, and Hazel Horton, of Hillsville. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 23, 2008, at Bluemont Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Stewart Childress officiating. Burial will follow in the Bluemont Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Vaughan Guynn McGrady Chapel on Saturday night, November 22, 2008, from 6 until 8 p.m. A guestbook is available online by visiting www.vaughanguynnandmcgrady.com. Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel is serving the family.

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Published by Roanoke Times on Nov. 22, 2008.

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Jean (Logan) Isom

November 24, 2008

To the family of Rex Bowman I send my sympathy to his family. I was raised at Lillybrook. I was about the age of Donald. I was Jean Logan, again my deepest sympathy goes out to the family.

BOB & POLLY CALDWELL

November 24, 2008

MRS BOWMAN
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AT THIS TIME OF SORROW.

Jean Ashley

November 22, 2008

The children of Mae Bowman Turpin send our condolences and prayers to you and your family.
Jean, Blaine, Sandra and Diane

Jewell Warf

November 22, 2008

Deepest sympathy to the family of Rex. I also lived in Lillybrook and remember the family. God bless each of you and comfort you at this time.
Anna Jewell Logan Warf.

William Freeman Epling

November 22, 2008

My condolences to the family of Rex. I am sure he will be missed by all of the family and his many friends. We were pals at Lillybrook many years ago. I have a picture of Ralph Shelton, Rex and me taken in our yard there in Lillybrook when we were about 13 years old. Rex had his Boy Scout uniform on. The year was about 1937-38. Our prayers go out to each of you.

Hucie Maxey

November 22, 2008

Hucie Maxey Borned in Lillybrook where he also lived

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