Gordonsville, Virginia
Ralph Hoyt "Chip" Fowler Jr. Ralph Hoyt "Chip" Fowler, Jr., 67, of Madison, died Thursday, May 12, 2011, at his residence.
He was born on May 14, 1943, in Newton, New Jersey, the son of the late Ralph Hoyt Sr. and Georgeanna Mattil Fowler.
Chip was a lifetime farmer, lifetime member of the Madison Volunteer Fire Department, former deputy and dispatcher of the Madison County Sheriff's Office and former member of the Madison Rescue Squad. He attended Rose Park United Methodist Church in Wolftown for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra Deane Fowler; a son, Ralph Hoyt Fowler III, both of Madison; sisters, Georgeanna Fowler Suggs and her husband, Steve, of Goochland, Mary Fowler Graves and her husband, Tom, of Boca Raton, Florida; grandchildren, Ralph Hoyt Fowler IV, Michael Paul Fowler and Lori Lynn Fowler, all of Madison.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Madison with a private interment at Rose Park Cemetery conducted by the Reverend Henry Daniel Aylor.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 255, Madison, VA 22727.
This obituary was originally published in the Culpeper StarExponent.
Sandy & family. We were so sorry to hear about Chip. Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you. May God be with you.
Neal, Lisa & Justin Lobban
May 18, 2011 | Aroda, VA
Sandy
I am so sorry to hear about Chip. You both meant so much to my family when we were in Madison.
Gloria Poindexter
May 17, 2011 | Scottsville, VA
Papa you will be missed so much. Even though I was not blood family I thought of you like my grand father. You will forever be in my heart and I will hold all my memories of you close to me. RIP love you forever.
Sarah Palm
May 16, 2011 | Culpeper, VA
Sandy, Deane, and those very special grandchildren..I will always be so thankful for Chip being in our lives.. from the Pig Days on the farm to the chats around the feed store stove.. I feel that he is continuing those chats with Bobby now in Heaven
Joan Tanner
May 16, 2011 | Madison, VA
Dear Sandy:
I wanted you to know that our thoughts are with you. I have such fond memories of the summer that I babysat for Deane. Chip would take us out for tractor rides in the afternoons. Both Deane and I enjoyed it.
Love to all of you. Karen Yowell Warman
Karen Warman
May 16, 2011 | Weston, MA
I am sorry for your loss. Chip was a great community helper to us all. I will always remember the times that he would help my dad on the farm. He was also was great friend. May God you all
Loretta Washington
May 16, 2011 | Alexandria, VA
So sorry for your loss our prayers are with you.
Bob & Ruth Langford
May 16, 2011 | Orange, VA
Sandy, Deane & family
We are so sorry for your loss but we know it is Heaven's gain. There was no one like Chip; what a great friend, someone you could always count on to help you out. He always had kind words for everyone. It was apparent that he loved you all so very much in everything he said and did. He will be greatly missed. May our Lord Jesus give you all the strength and comfort you need during this time of sadness and lift you up to face each day. God bless you all....
Gene & Linda Smith
May 14, 2011 | Rochelle, VA
I can not put in words how much Ray & I will miss Chip. Over the 29yrs.That he was my neighbor he always had a way of being there when Ray could use a hand. I will never forget the day Ray was pouring the foundation for our house.None of the people who promised had showed up.Ray didn't know how he was going to do it.Chip was coming down the road behind the cement truck.He hopped out & went to work!! That was Chip! We are going to miss him soooo much.I know he is in heaven doing everything he...
Shifflett
May 14, 2011 | Madison, VA