Luther Udell Bowen

1933 - 2018

Luther Udell Bowen, 85, of Louisa and Covington, Virginia, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at his residence.
He was born April 16, 1933, in Alleghany County, a son of the late William M. and Leona Switzer Bowen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Robert Bowen and Alvin Bowen; a great-granddaughter, Abigail Cable; and two brothers and two sisters.
Mr. Bowen served with the United States Army during the Korean War. He retired in 1995 from the Via Sawmill in Louisa and had delivered the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper in Louisa for a number of years.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Ann Tucker Bowen, of Covington; his son, Everett "Buster" Bowen and his wife, Selina, of Covington; two daughters, Lelia "Cathy" Nester and her husband, Toney, of Mineral, and Thelma Hooper and her husband, Steve, of Robbinsville, North Carolina; two stepdaughters, Teresa Simmons and her husband, Carl, and Charlotte Ann Hepler and her husband, Lonnie, all of Covington; one stepson, Phillip Wayne May and his wife, Tina, of Covington; a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held September 1, 2018 in the Arritt Funeral Home Chapel, Covington, with the Rev. Bill Gilliland officiating. Interment took place at Lone Star Cemetery.
The family suggests that donations be made in Mr. Bowen's name to Mountain Regional Hospice, P. O. Box 637, Clifton Forge, VA 24422.