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Just finally finding this. Johnny gave my brother and I our first haircuts. He was such a special man.
Doug Dunn
November 12, 2022 | Friend
Photo courtesy of Sturtevant Funeral Home - Portsmouth Boulevard Chapel
Portsmouth, Virginia
Jul 15, 1933 – Sep 23, 2010
PORTSMOUTH - John Raymond Dowell, Jr., 77, of the 100 block of Hanbury Ave. passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2010 in a local hospital. Born on July 15, 1933 in Winston Salem, NC, He was the son of the late John R. and Eva Pearl Dowell, Sr., and was the owner of Westgate Barber Shop on...
Read MoreJust finally finding this. Johnny gave my brother and I our first haircuts. He was such a special man.
Doug Dunn
November 12, 2022 | Friend
Mrs. Dowell and family, John has cut my hair for years. He was a great man and will be surely missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
George Short
September 28, 2010 | Elizabeth City, NC
Peggy and family, My thoughts and prayers go out to you and yours at this time. John was a great man and will be greatly missed. God Bless.
Sandi Brickhouse
September 28, 2010 | Elizabeth City, NC
When the Lord calls our loved ones home, he leaves a gift of memories in exchange. When your heart is empty, filling it with happy memories can help.
Nancy Faust
September 27, 2010 | Portsmouth, VA
"John will be greatly missed by my family and I. Not only did he give me my very first haircut when I was a toddler, he also gave my son his very first haircut. John opened the shop about two months before I was born in 1975 which also makes a special connection between us. He always thought I would wind up as a train engineer, but I became a firefighter instead. My most sincere condolences go out to not only Peggy and the rest of the family but also to Sonny and Joe. We have lost a good...
Justin Wylie
September 26, 2010 | Portsmouth, VA
ours thoughts and prayers are with you peggy and family.
bill,sylvia respess
chris,lisa salanga
September 26, 2010
I have know John all my life. He gave me my very first hair cut when I was barely two. My thoughts and prayers are with Peggy and the family. I will greatly miss him.
Chris Curry
September 26, 2010 | Elizabeth City, NC
John was a good friend and will be missed. God bless Peggy and the family.
David Monell
Portsmouth Va
David Monell
September 25, 2010 | Portsmouth, VA
He was a kind man he has cut my hair since i was 13 years old.rest in peace mr.dowell.
steve myers
September 25, 2010 | Portsmouth, VA