Isle of Wight-Nansemond-Prince George County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bowden, Oscar A., 1938 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ AUTOMOBILES TAKE 3 OVER WEEK-END Fatally Injured On Virginia Highways and Succumb Later of Hurts (By The Associated Press) Three persons received fatal injuries in three automobile accidents in Virginia over the week-end. Donald Hudgins, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Hudgins, New Point, was fatally injured when struck by a car near Hudgins postoffice in Mathews county. He died in a Richmond hospital. Clark Howlette Martin, 30, Oakville farmer, was fatally injured by an automobile as he was walking near his home in Appomattox county. He died in a physician's office soon afterwards. Oscar Augustus Bowen [sic; Bowden], 31, of Hopewell, was killed in an accident near Burrowville in Prince George county. He was a native of Windsor, but had resided in Hopewell for several years. ****************************************************************************** OSCAR AUGUSTUS BOWDEN Hopewell - Funeral services for Oscar Augustus Bowden, 31, who was killed Saturday in an automobile accident near Burrowsville, will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Shanko Funeral Home.  The procession will leave for Windsor immediately after the service, where burial will be in Antioch Cemetery, Isle of Wight county.    Mr. Bowden is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva Bowden; one daughter, Miss Lizzie Mae Bowden; his mother, Mrs. Nanny Bowden of Windsor and four sisters, Mrs. John Joyner of Newport News, Mrs. William Hargrave of Smithfield, Mrs. Morgan Roberts of Windsor and Mrs. Rufus Powell of Isle of Wight County. ****************************************************************************** OSCAR BOWDEN KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE Oscar Augustus Bowden, 31, of Hopewell and formerly of Isle of Wight County was killed in an automobile accident late Saturday near Burrowsville in Prince George County. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva Bowden; one daughter, Miss Lizzie Mae Bowden; his mother, Mrs. Nanny Bowden of Windsor; four sisters, Mrs. John Joyner of Newport News, Mrs. William Hargrave of Smithfield, Mrs. Morgan Roberts of Windsor and Mrs. Rufus Powell of Isle of Wight County. Funeral services were held Tuesday. Oscar Augustus BOWDEN, of Hopewell, auto mechanic, b. 6 Oct 1906, Nansemond Co., killed in auto accident, 12 Feb 1938, near Burrowsville, Prince George Co., interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery (unmarked*), near Windsor, 15 Feb 1938, "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 15, No. 278, Mon., Feb. 14, 1938, p. 2; "Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Tues., Feb. 15, 1938; "Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 18, No. 47, Thurs., Feb. 17, 1938, p. 1 *Additional information: Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt Unmarked; does not appear on: Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html No Find a Grave Memorial. His parents are also buried at Antioch. His father's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," June 29, 1932, & "Smithfield Times," July 7, 1932) are posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b350r2ob.txt His mother's obit ("Smithfield Times," Sep. 9, 1943, p. 1) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b350n1ob.txt Oscar's D.Cert. 4735 (Brandon #2) Oscar, son of Robert M. & "Nannie" Nancy L. (JOHNSON) BOWDEN, m. 10 May 1930, in Suffolk, widow Emily Eva ATKINS [WRIGHT], daughter of Charles W. & Otelia (HOLLAND) ATKINS. {apparently in Isle of Wight Co. Marriage Reg.} (source: FamilySearch.org "Virginia Marriages"} Eva 1m. 14 Jun 1915, in Gatesville, Gates Co., NC, Shelley WRIGHT, son of Nathaniel & Jane WRIGHT. (source: FamilySearch.org "North Carolina Marriages") Eva 3m. Eugene ELMORE, and is buried with him, also at Antioch. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). Additional information from contributor Anne Marie Piland. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b350o1ob.txt