Jr.,
Jr., Clayton Bowden
d. August 30, 2005
Richmond, Virginia
BYRON CLAYTON BOWDEN, JR., 70, died Sunday, August 28, 2005 in Henrico County, VA. Born October 31, 1934 in Isle of Wight County, VA, he was the son of the late Byron C. Bowden, Sr. and Mary Lewis Bowden. A 1956 graduate of VPI with a degree in Agriculture, Mr. Bowden had retired after twenty two years of service with the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Contract Compliance Officer with General Services. After his retirement he worked for the State of Virginia as an Instructor for Compliance Officers Training with the Department of Mental Health. Byron served his country in the U. S. Army in Korea from 1956 through 1957, and from 1957 until 1991 as a Colonel in the U. S. Army Reserves. He served as a deacon at Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church where he was a member since 1966, and was a former member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church in Zuni, VA.
A loving and devoted father and grandfather, he is survived by his son, Glenn W. Bowden; two grandchildren, Taylor Andrew Bowden, Katie Marie Bowden; and his former wife, Julia Brittle Bowden, all of Richmond.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 1, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, with the Rev. Michael Poole officiating. Interment will be in the Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Zuni, VA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening, 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church, 2300 Dumbarton Rd., Richmond, VA 23228. Condolences may be posted at our website at www.jtmorriss.com .
BYRON CLAYTON BOWDEN, JR., 70, died Sunday, August 28, 2005 in Henrico County, VA. Born October 31, 1934 in Isle of Wight County, VA, he was the son of the late Byron C. Bowden, Sr. and Mary Lewis Bowden. A 1956 graduate of VPI with a degree in Agriculture, Mr. Bowden had retired after twenty two years of service with the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Contract Compliance Officer with General Services. After his retirement he worked for the State of Virginia as an Instructor for Compliance Officers Training with the Department of Mental Health. Byron served his country in the U. S. Army in Korea from 1956 through 1957, and from 1957 until 1991 as a Colonel in the U. S. Army Reserves. He served as a deacon at Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church where he was a member since 1966, and was a former member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church in Zuni, VA.
A loving and devoted father and grandfather, he is survived by his son, Glenn W. Bowden; two grandchildren, Taylor Andrew Bowden, Katie Marie Bowden; and his former wife, Julia Brittle Bowden, all of Richmond.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 1, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, with the Rev. Michael Poole officiating. Interment will be in the Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Zuni, VA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening, 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church, 2300 Dumbarton Rd., Richmond, VA 23228. Condolences may be posted at our website at www.jtmorriss.com .
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