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Obituary
Jack V.R. Sowards,
87, of Culloden went to Heaven peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the
Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. Funeral service will be
conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Heck Funeral Home, Milton
with Rev. Junior Smith and Rev. Ronnie Brown officiating. Burial will follow
in Culloden Cemetery. He was born May 4, 1927 in Putnam County, WV, a son of
the late Arthur and Sylvia Sowards. Jack was an active member of Sousannah
Free Will Baptist church for 65 years and retired from the gas company. He
was also a Freemason with the Putnam Lodge #139 AF & AM and enjoyed
gardening, camping and fishing. Jack was a man from the greatest generation,
who provided for and cared for his family. He was a man with great faith in
God. He was a loving and devoted husband of 66 years to his wife, Bertha
Sowards. He is also survived by three children, Karen Spurlock of Lexington,
KY, Rhonda Ledbetter of Parkersburg, WV and Bruce Sowards of Culloden; three
grandchildren, Kristina Howard, Tim Sowards and Travis Sowards; two great
grandchildren, Maci Sowards and Cameron Howard; one brother, Gene Sowards
and one sister, Mary Alice Holbrook. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday, July 28 at Heck Funeral Home, Milton.
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