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RITA BOWE Obituary

Rita Langster Bowe, 66, of Petersburg, Va., passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born and raised in Ettrick, Va., she was the daughter of the late Garland W. Langster, Sr. and Ann Poole Langster Phillips. Mrs. Bowe had attended Matoaca High School in Chesterfield, VA.

She is survived by one daughter, Lisa Smith German; three grandsons; one great-grandchild; four siblings, Sharon L. Bristow and husband, Jim, G. W. Langster, Jr. and wife, Patricia, Gary D. Langster and Lynn L. Moore and husband, Jack; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. Interment will be private. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.

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Published by The Progress-Index from Mar. 22 to Mar. 23, 2017.

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Blondena Mallory

March 29, 2017

Your family has my sympathy may God bless you all

Tyroneda Johnson

March 23, 2017

Rip
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Brenda Rivers-Tunnell

March 19, 2017

Rita I will never forget the good times we had in Ettrick! We lost track of each other when we got married and I moved away. The memories will alwAys remain in my heart. Sorry you left us so young but God called you home and now you have your wings. Fly high Rita and RIP.Love You! Your Friend Brenda.

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