Bessie Dean LOWE

Bessie Dean Lowe, 87, of Christiansburg, went to be united with the Lord Friday, April 26, 2013. She was born March 29, 1926, in Austinville. She retired from the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Radford. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Nannie Dean and Elbert Dean; three brothers, Guy Dean, Olin Dean, and James Dean; and a sister, Ruby Smithers. Surviving family are her two sons, Ronnie Lowe and wife, Debbie, of Blacksburg, Danny Lowe and wife, Connie, of Christiansburg; four grandchildren, Travis and Jamie Lowe, Brandy and Andrew Kenny, Kelly and Sam Gordon, and Jeffery Lowe; 10 great-grandchildren, Chelsea, Drew, Jeremy, Bryce, Bailey, Kyrstin, Cody, Brian, Kylie, and Mason; one great-great- granddaughter, Natalie; a sister-in-law, Lucy Dean, of Bristol, Tenn.; former daughter-in-law and special friend, Melanie Snow; and many other family and friends.
Bessie devoted her life to the Lord and her family. She will be loved and missed by everyone. We would like to give a special thanks to Mildred Raines, New River Valley Medical Center Staff, Heritage Hall, Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery, and her Pastor Zane and Peggy Cox, Tom Warren.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013, in the Radford Church of God of Prophecy with Pastor Zane Cox and Pastor Tom Warren officiating. Interment will follow 2 p.m. Monday in the Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poplar Camp. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013, at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.