Washington County, Virginia, Obituaries:  R. K. Lowry Jr.

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Bristol Herald Courier
Thursday, November 28, 2002

R. K. Lowry Jr.
    ABINGDON -- Robert Keller Lowry Jr. (R.K.), 92, of the Green Spring
Community, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at his home.
    He was the eldest son of the late Robert Keller Lowry Sr. and the late
Bessie Ritchie Lowry. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Charles David
Lowry. He was a life-long resident of the Green Spring Community and a member
of the Green Spring Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder for many years.
He was a life-long farmer and a real estate broker for 50 years. He was a
member of the Abingdon Masonic Lodge, No. 48, a charter member of the Green
Spring Fire Department and a charter member of the Green Spring Boy Scouts.
    He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Nancy Gray Lowry of the
home; five children: a son, Robert Keller Lowry III (Bobby) and wife Anne;
three daughters, Elean Lowry Hutton and husband Charles, Mary Jane Crosby and
Susan E. Lowry, all of Abingdon; three grandsons, Charles W. Hutton Jr., Mark
Lowry Hutton and Robert Keller Lowry IV; one granddaughter, Catherine Gray
Bigham; one great-granddaughter, Sumer B. Lowry; several nieces and nephews;
and one brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Daphne Lowry.
    The family would like to thank Candy and Lee Fields, Tena Rhea and the
Total Home Care/Hospice caregivers.
    Funeral services will be Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at 11 a.m. at the Green
Spring Presbyterian Church with The Rev. Larry Chapin and Dr. Jack Snider
officiating.
    Burial will be in the family plot at the Green Spring Presbyterian Church
Cemetery immediately following the funeral services.
    Pallbearers will be Jack Abel, Bucky Buchanan, Billy Bob Byars, John Kelly
Clark, Ricky Hall, Blair Keller, Cliff McConnell and Tommy McConnell.
    Honorary pallbearers will be Aubrey Brown, Edwin Brown, the elders and
deacons of the Green Spring Presbyterian Church and members of the Green
Spring Volunteer Fire Department.
    The family will receive friends at the Campbell Funeral Home from 6 to 8
on Thursday evening. 
    The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Green
Spring Cemetery Fund or Building Fund, 22007 Green Spring Church Road,
Abingdon, VA 24211.
    Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.campbell-
funeralhome.com.
    Campbell Funeral Home of Abingdon is in charge of arrangements.