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     Rhoda Lillian Gowen was buried at Mineral Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, 997 Norwood Road, Gladstone, Nelson Co., Virginia.^2,3 She was born on August 29, 1903 at Amherst Co., Virginia.^2,3 She died on March 20, 1941 at Gladstone, Nelson Co., Virginia, at age 37.^2,3

     Rennie Belle Proffit was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.^2,4,3 Her Social Security Number was 230-22-8897.⁵ She was born on July 22, 1900 at Nelson Co., Virginia.^1,5,3 As of May 28, 1920,her married name was Gowen.¹ She married Homer Garland Gowen Sr., son of John Henry Gowen and Janie Virginia Viar, on May 28, 1920 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,2,3 Rennie Belle Proffit died on February 6, 1970 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 69.^4,3 She Mrs. Rennie B. Gowen, 69, of 208 S. Fourth St., Hopewell, a practical nurse, died Friday night at a Hopewell nursing home. She was a native of Nelson County. Her church membership was the First Baptist Church of Hopewell. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Christine Ballowe and Mrs. Lucille Whitt of Hopewell and Mrs. Mary E. Johnson of Escalon, Calif; two sons, Homer and Oscar Gowen of Lynchburg and 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burial will be in the Fort Hil Cemetery. on February 7, 1970.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 225-36-5469.⁶ Virginia Christine Gowen was buried at Appomattox Cemetery, 703 North 21st Avenue, Hopewell, Virginia.³ She was born on March 28, 1921 at Nelson Co., Virginia.^3,6,4 As of October 2, 1939,her married name was Ballowe.² She married George Thomas Ballowe on October 2, 1939 at Amherst Co., Virginia.^2,3 Virginia Christine Gowen died on December 3, 1986 at Hopewell, Virginia, at age 65.³

     Homer Garland Gowen Jr. was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.^3,4 His Social Security Number was 231-12-1744.⁹ He was born on November 11, 1922 at Nelson Co., Virginia.^{2,3,4,5,6,7,9} He married Mary Evelyn Thornhill on July 8, 1942 at Amherst Co., Virginia.^2,3 Homer Garland Gowen Jr. died on July 6, 1975 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 52.^3,4,7

     Her Social Security Number was 228-28-5628.⁷ Mary Elizabeth Gowen was buried at Burwood Cemetery, 28320 East River Road, Escalon, San Joaquin Co., California.^8,5 Her married name was Crawford.⁵ She married Chet Crawford.⁵ Mary Elizabeth Gowen was born on January 23, 1926 at Charlottesville, Virginia.^7,4,6,5 As of November 2, 1944,her married name was Johnson.³ She married Wilson Stancel Johnson on November 2, 1944 at Hopewell, Virginia.³ Mary Elizabeth Gowen died on April 22, 2003 at Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California, at age 77.^7,5 She Mary E. Crawford, Jan 23, 1926 — April 22, 2003. Mary E. Gowen Johnson Crawford, 77, of Oakdale, died Tuesday at Hy-Lond Convalescent Hospital, Modesto. Mrs. Crawford was a native of Tye River, Va. She lived in Oakdale two years and previously lived in Hickman 13 years. She owned Chet’s Hideway Bar in Modesto and previously worked at Franzia Winery for 15 years. She was a published songwriter and enjoyed gardening, reading and country-western music. She is survived by her children, Bruce Johnson of Columbia, Vance Johnson of Wisconsin, Phillip Johnson of Oakdale and Darlene Thompson of Twain Harte; stepchildren, Jack Crawford of Los Angeles, Roy Crawford of Placerville and Vicki Wheeler of Texas; sister, Lucille Whitt of Virginia; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Inurnment will be at Burwood Cemetery, Escalon. on April 23, 2003.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 230-22-8898.⁵ Oscar Allen Gowen was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, 3000 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.^4,8 He was born on January 14, 1927 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^{3,4,5,6,7,8,9} He married Myrtle Irene Honig on February 21, 1948 at Amherst Co., Virginia.² Oscar Allen Gowen and Myrtle Irene Honig were divorced on November 14, 1969 at Amherst Co., Virginia.³ Oscar Allen Gowen married Shirley Mae Martin on December 5, 1969 at Lynchburg, Virginia.² Oscar Allen Gowen died on September 1, 1998 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 71.^{4,5,7,8,12,10}

     Her Social Security Number was 227-32-9281.⁵ Her married name was Whitt.³ Vivian Lucille Gowen married Jimmie Morris Whitt.⁶ Vivian Lucille Gowen was born on March 5, 1929 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^2,5,3 As of August 14, 1949,her married name was Dalton.³ She married Earl Anderson Dalton on August 14, 1949 at Hopewell, Virginia.³ Vivian Lucille Gowen and Earl Anderson Dalton were divorced on November 16, 1962 at Hopewell, Virginia.⁷ Vivian Lucille Gowen died on May 4, 2012 at Hopewell, Virginia, at age 83.^5,8,9 She Vivian Lucille Whitt, 83, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012, after a brief illness. Lucille had resided in the Hopewell area for the majority of her 83 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend; and will be greatly missed. She is preceded in death by her son, Ronald E. Dalton. She is survived by her three children, Dianne Dalton Chinners and her husband J.E. "Bo" of Fairhope, Ala., Stacey Morris Whitt and his wife Deborah of Abingdon, Va., and Tonya Whitt Carmony and her husband, Roger of Chester, Va; six grandchildren, Tiffany and Derek Chinners of Texas, Tyler and Nicole Whitt, and Jordan and Sydney Carmony; two great-grandchildren, Addison and Luke Chinners of Texas. on May 6, 2012.⁹

     George Thomas Ballowe was buried at Appomattox Cemetery, 703 North 21st Avenue, Hopewell, Virginia; His obituary has his burial in Scottsville Cemetery in Albemarle County.^3,4 His Social Security Number was 229-12-0414.⁵ He was born on February 4, 1915 at Buckingham Co., Virginia; The SSDI has a birth date of Feb 5, 1914.^1,2,3,5 He married Virginia Christine Gowen, daughter of Homer Garland Gowen Sr. and Rennie Belle Proffit, on October 2, 1939 at Amherst Co., Virginia.^1,3 George Thomas Ballowe died on September 16, 1957 at Hopewell, Virginia, at age 42.^3,4 He George Thomas Ballowe, 43, of Hopewell died Monday. He was a machinist and a former resident of Lynchburg. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia Christine Ballowe; four sons, Kenneth R., Lawrence A., Edward Leon and Michael Thomas Ballowe, all of Hopewell; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James J. Ballowe of Scottsville; three brothers, Charles, Norman and James Ballowe, all of Scottsville, and nine sisters, Mrs. Jack Goodman, Mrs. Herbert Weimer and Mrs. E. M. Rudd, all of Richmond; Mrs. Margie Moore of Manteo, Mrs. E. D. Palmore Howardsville, Mrs. Virginia Hodges of Langley Air Force Base, Mrs. Van Johnson, Mrs. Tucker Adcock and Mrs. Bertha Mowbray, all of Scottsville. Burial in the Scottsville Cemetery. on September 17, 1957.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 224-01-3966.⁴ Wilson Stancel Johnson was buried at Burwood Cemetery, 28320 East River Road, Escalon, San Joaquin Co., California.⁵ He was born on August 3, 1907 at Edgecombe Co., North Carolina.^1,2,3,4,6 He married Mary Elizabeth Gowen, daughter of Homer Garland Gowen Sr. and Rennie Belle Proffit, on November 2, 1944 at Hopewell, Virginia.¹ Wilson Stancel Johnson died on April 23, 1962 at San Joaquin Co., California, at age 54.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 226-54-2750.⁷ Lawrence Allen Ballowe was born on November 8, 1943 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^3,4,5,7 He married Eugenia Daryl Pruett on January 26, 1963 at Warrenton, Warren Co., North Carolina.³ Lawrence Allen Ballowe and Eugenia Daryl Pruett were divorced on April 9, 1987 at Hopewell, Virginia.⁴ Lawrence Allen Ballowe married Deanna Elana Scarberry on November 15, 1996 at Dinwiddie Co., Virginia.^8,9 Lawrence Allen Ballowe died on October 12, 2013 at Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, at age 69.^6,7

     His Social Security Number was 230-56-2732.⁵ Edward Leon Ballowe was buried at Appomattox Cemetery, 703 North 21st Avenue, Hopewell, Virginia.³ He was born on April 13, 1945 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^3,4,5 He died on August 18, 1972 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 27; Shot while at work.³

     His Social Security Number was 227-72-9565.³ Michael Thomas Ballowe was born on March 27, 1951 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^2,3 He married Cledia Bernice Ballard on October 17, 1970 at Hopewell, Virginia.² Michael Thomas Ballowe and Cledia Bernice Ballard were divorced on May 14, 1984 at Hopewell, Virginia.⁵ Michael Thomas Ballowe married Deboarh Ann Ellis on September 16, 1986 at Colonial Heights, Virginia.² Michael Thomas Ballowe died on June 17, 2005 at Hopewell, Virginia, at age 54.^3,4