Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bowden, Margaret Drewry, 1951 

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MARGARET DREWRY BOWDEN

MRS. MARGARET BOWDEN

   Mrs. Margaret Bowden, 82, died in the home in Victoria of her daughter, Mrs. 
Margaret DuPriest on Wednesday, May 23, after a lingering illness. 

   Mrs. Bowden was the widow of L.S. Bowden and daughter of the late Robert 
and Martha Drewry of Southampton County. She was a member of the Black Creek 
Baptist Church. 

   Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs. Claude Raiford of Alexandria and Mrs. 
Margaret DuPriest of Victoria; two sons, Ray Bowden of Victoria and Gussie 
Bowden of Bedford; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Turner of Zuni; one brother Charlie 
Drewry of Walters; and 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. 

   After funeral services in Victoria for Mrs. Bowden her remains were interred 
in Black Creek Cemetery. The many acts of kindness and the beautiful flowers 
bestowed on "Grandma" Bowden during her last illness were testimony of a long 
life spent in service for others. 


[Margaret (DREWRY; Mrs. L.S.) BOWDEN, 23 May 1951, Victoria, age 82, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), 1 Jun 1951] 

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