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In Loving Memory of
Robert DeWayne Bowen
BOWEN,
ROBERT DEWAYNE, 73 of
Pearisburg
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VA.
passed away at his home Saturday morning, October 18, 2008.
Mr. Bowen was born on July 29, 1935 in Cherokee, OK.
He was a son of the late Orval and Nellie Lou Culver Bowen.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers
Dennis E. Bowen and William D. Bowen.
Mr. Bowen was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church in
Pearisburg. He had a great love of his Catholic faith and was actually
discerning a call to the priesthood when he met the lovely woman who would
be his wife for more than 43 years during which they raised five children.
He taught his family how to live and how to love, and his greatest
joy in life was his family.
He was an avid, or is that “rabid” fan of the Oklahoma Sooner
football team. He and his wife were the owners and operators of The Music
Shop in Blacksburg for over 30 years.
He was also an accomplished classical guitarist and was a member of
the Mood Makers Dance Band in the 1970’s and 80’s.
He is survived by his wife of more than 43 years Phyllis Marie
Loudy Allen Bowen of Pearisburg, two daughters, Iva Jean Allen Van Hemert
and husband John of Pearisburg, Joaquita Bowen Martin and husband Bryan of
Chugiak, AK, three sons, John A. Allen and wife Nancy of Roanoke, J. Tracy
Allen and wife Alice of Pearisburg, Joaquin D. Bowen and wife Leanne of
Pulaski, two sisters, Mary Lou Etzel and husband Nat of Canby, OR, Judy
Messelink and husband Bert of Nashville, TN, one brother Thomas D. Bowen
and wife Marion of Washougal, WA, eight grandchildren, Private Nathan
Allen, USMC, Jesse Allen and wife Caryl, Christine Allen, William Allen,
Justin and Katrina Van Hemert, Calvin and Katy Martin, one great
granddaughter, Alexia Allen, two sisters-in-law,
Patricia Bowen of Bel Air, MD and Velda Bowen of Mineral Wells, TX,
and a brother-in-law, Ralph Loudy and wife Barbara of Kingsport, TN.
A Holy Catholic Funeral Mass will be held at the Holy Family
Catholic Church in Pearisburg Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 12:15 pm,
with Father John Prinelli officiating.
A private family interment will preceed the Mass.
The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home in
Pearisburg Tuesday from 6 – 8 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Holy
Family Catholic Church, 516 Mason Court Dr., Pearisburg, VA 24134.
Online condolences can be sent to the family at
givensfuneralhome.com.
If you would like to send your
condolences to the family via Givens Funeral Home, simply sign the Memorial
Guestbook by clicking the link. Your condolences will be printed
out and given to the family.
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