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Roger Laymond Sowards

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Gatens-Harding Funeral Home

147 Main St.

Poca, West Virginia

UPCOMING SERVICE

Service

Dec. 17, 2025

10:00 a.m.

Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery

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Roger Sowards Obituary

ROGER LAYMOND SOWARDS, 85, of Poca, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, in the Hubbard Hospice House. A tribute to the life of Mr. Sowards, with military honors, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Donel C. Kinnard State Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.hardingfamilygroup.com. Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Poca, is serving the family.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Charleston Gazette-Mail on Dec. 16, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Roger Sowards

Dec

17

Service

10:00 a.m.

Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery

130 Academy Drive, Dunbar, WV 25064

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Gatens-Harding Funeral Home

147 Main St., Poca, WV 25159

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