Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Sowder, Marion J. Cockes, 2012 

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MARION J. COCKES SOWDER 

  ELBERON - Marion Cockes Sowder, age 98, of Elberon, Va., passed away Dec. 7, 
2012, at her home.

  She was the daughter of the late Ottomus [sic; Ottimus*] and Bessie Price 
Cockes and was also preceded in death by her husband, Augustus Thrash Sowder 
and her brother, Nelson Cockes.

  She retired after 40 years as postmaster of Elberon Post Office and was a 
member of New Lebanon Christian Church, Union Hunt Club, Surry Hunt Club and 
Neighborhood Hunt Club.

  Mrs. Sowder is survived by her sons, Gene Sowder, and Wallace Sowder and his 
wife Barbara; grandchildren, Scott Sowder and wife Amy, William Sowder and 
wife Anita, and Jennifer Wathen; and great-grandchildren, John, William, 
Ericka, and Ruby Sowder.

  The family will receive friends at the Wakefield Chapel of R.W. Baker and 
Co. Funeral Home, 11414 General Mahone Hwy, Wakefield, Va., on Sunday, Dec. 9, 
2012, from 2 to 4 p.m.  A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on 
Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Ray Rowland officiating. 
Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Surry.

  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to New Lebanon Christian 
Church, P. O. Box 45, Elberon, VA 23846.


Marion Judson (COCKES; Mrs. A.T. "Gus") SOWDER, retired Elberon postmaster, 
b. 2 Sep 1914, Surry Co., d. 7 Dec 2012, at home, Elberon, 
interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Surry, 10 Dec 2012, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Dec. 9-10, 2012, 
   posted with Find a Grave Mem. #170954120 

Her husband's obit (Purviance Funeral Home, 1979) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/s360a3ob.txt 

They m. 28 Nov 1934 in DC. 

*Her parents are buried in Wakefield Cemetery. 
   Wakefield list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/s360m6ob.txt