Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bowden, Byron C. Sr., 1968 

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BYRON CLAYTON BOWDEN 

Zuni - Byron Clayton Bowden Sr, 56, died in his home Monday afternoon. 

A native of Isle of Wight, he was a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church. 
He was a farmer.

He was the son of Mrs. Erma Horne Bowden and the late John Rufus Bowden 
and the husband Mrs. May Lewis Bowden.

Besides his widow and mother, surviving are a son, Byron Clayton Bowden Jr., 
and a grandson Glenn Bowden of Richmond; two brothers, Herman W. Bowden and 
John Rufus Bowden Jr. of Zuni; and a sister, Mrs. Emmett B. Barnett of Zuni.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 pm in Purviance Funeral Chapel 
by Rev. Grove C. Holder.  Burial will be at Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk.

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BYRON CLAYTON BOWDEN 

   ZUNI - A funeral service for Byron Clayton Bowden Sr. was conducted 
Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Purviance Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, by the Rev. 
Grover C. Holden.  Burial was in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk.* 

   Pallbearers were Clyde Cook, Harold West, James M. Burge, Roger Britt, 
Wallace Brittle, Olin Necesgory, Morrison Butler and J.T. Edwards.

   Bowden, 86, died in his home Monday afternoon.

   A native of Isle of Wight County, he was member of Tucker Swamp Baptist 
Church.  He was a farmer of the Zuni Community, and employed by the Virginia 
Department of Highways.

   He was a son of Mrs. Erma Horne Bowden and the late John Rufus Bowden and 
the late John Rufus Bowden and the husband of Mrs. Mary Lewis Bowden.

   Besides his widow and mother, surviving are a son, Byron Clayton Bowden 
Jr. and a grandson Glenn W. Bowden, both of Richmond, two brothers, Herman W. 
Bowden and John Rufus Bowden Jr. of Zuni; and a sister, Mrs. Emmett B. Barrett 
of Zuni.


Byron Clayton BOWDEN, Sr., farmer & Va. highway dept. employee, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 15 Apr 1968, at home, Zuni, age 86, 
funeral, Wakefield, 17 Apr 1968, 
interred in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Tues., Apr. 16, 1968, p. A4, col. 4; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 18, 1968, p. 7 

Both obits, and his Death Certificate (#68-013388), give buried in Holly Lawn 
   Cemetery, Suffolk.  It is unclear if all were in error, or if his remains 
   were moved, but he is buried in Tucker Swamp. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Tucker Swamp list (TS-4): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 

A photo of his marker is posted with his Find-a-Grave Memorial, #44028753. 

The same situation exists for his widow.  Her obit ("Tidewater News," 
   Sep. 16, 1982, p. 7A) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b350m9ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Virginian-Pilot," Aug. 13, 1975, p. A8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b350e3ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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