Cora
Cora Underhill Fowler
d. June 29, 2009
Cora Edith Underhill Fowler, 82, of Waverly, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2009. Born on May 17, 1927 in Selma, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Addie Davis Underhill. She was the widow of Westley T. Fowler.
Edith loved her employment in the menâ??s department of the Colonial Heights Walmart. She loved to travel, was an avid fisherman and loved her cats. She was a loving and devoted Grandma to her 17 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and was eagerly expecting the birth of 2 new great grandchildren this year.
She is survived by her daughters, Janie H. Smith of Ashboro, NC, Weslie F. Bradshaw and husband, John of Waverly, Betty F. Young and husband, Robert of Stony Creek, Lisa F. Bookhamer and husband, Brian of Matoaca; her sons, Willie T. Harris and wife, Linda of Petersburg, James F. Harris and wife, Dahlia of Richmond, Charles H. Fowler and wife Peggy of Bentonville, AK, Ricky E. Fowler of Waverly; her grandchildren, Diane Driver, Thomas Smith, Sherri Olson and husband, Gerry, Janice Harless and husband, Lauren, Brian Young and wife, Bonnie, Kenneth Young and wife, Alisha, Stephanie Young, Michael Lester and wife, Rachel, Stacey Lester, Dwayne Harris, Barbara Harris, Daphne Atkinson, Kevin Hamlet, Freda Harris, Christopher Fowler, Paige Fowler, Dalton Fowler; her sisters, Jean Tilley of Clayton, NC, Anna Wiggs of Waverly, Laverne Jones of Selma, NC; her brother- in-law, Galen Martin of New Holland, PA; 16 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; devoted friends and workers at the Colonial Heights Walmart. She was predeceased by a brother, James Underhill; sisters, Ethel Wall, Dolly Owen, Margarite Martin; sons, William O. Harris, David Fowler; and a granddaughter, Karen Hayes.
A service will be held on Friday, July 3, 2009 at 1:00 PM at the Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield with Rev. Keith Whitfield and Pastor Arthur Lands officiating. Burial will follow in the Moore Swamp Church Cemetery in Surry. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 6-8 PM. Memorial donations may be made to Childrenâ??s Hospital of the Kingâ??s Daughters, P.O. Box 2156, Norfolk, VA 23501-9873 or to St. Judeâ??s Research Hospital, 501 St. Judeâ??s Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Foundation for AIDS Research, 120 Wall St., 13th floor, New York, NY 10005-3902. Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com .
Edith loved her employment in the menâ??s department of the Colonial Heights Walmart. She loved to travel, was an avid fisherman and loved her cats. She was a loving and devoted Grandma to her 17 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and was eagerly expecting the birth of 2 new great grandchildren this year.
She is survived by her daughters, Janie H. Smith of Ashboro, NC, Weslie F. Bradshaw and husband, John of Waverly, Betty F. Young and husband, Robert of Stony Creek, Lisa F. Bookhamer and husband, Brian of Matoaca; her sons, Willie T. Harris and wife, Linda of Petersburg, James F. Harris and wife, Dahlia of Richmond, Charles H. Fowler and wife Peggy of Bentonville, AK, Ricky E. Fowler of Waverly; her grandchildren, Diane Driver, Thomas Smith, Sherri Olson and husband, Gerry, Janice Harless and husband, Lauren, Brian Young and wife, Bonnie, Kenneth Young and wife, Alisha, Stephanie Young, Michael Lester and wife, Rachel, Stacey Lester, Dwayne Harris, Barbara Harris, Daphne Atkinson, Kevin Hamlet, Freda Harris, Christopher Fowler, Paige Fowler, Dalton Fowler; her sisters, Jean Tilley of Clayton, NC, Anna Wiggs of Waverly, Laverne Jones of Selma, NC; her brother- in-law, Galen Martin of New Holland, PA; 16 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; devoted friends and workers at the Colonial Heights Walmart. She was predeceased by a brother, James Underhill; sisters, Ethel Wall, Dolly Owen, Margarite Martin; sons, William O. Harris, David Fowler; and a granddaughter, Karen Hayes.
A service will be held on Friday, July 3, 2009 at 1:00 PM at the Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield with Rev. Keith Whitfield and Pastor Arthur Lands officiating. Burial will follow in the Moore Swamp Church Cemetery in Surry. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 6-8 PM. Memorial donations may be made to Childrenâ??s Hospital of the Kingâ??s Daughters, P.O. Box 2156, Norfolk, VA 23501-9873 or to St. Judeâ??s Research Hospital, 501 St. Judeâ??s Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Foundation for AIDS Research, 120 Wall St., 13th floor, New York, NY 10005-3902. Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com .
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