Heck Funeral Home
Obituaries
(2014)

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  1.    Erwin,  Helen W.
  2.    Hall,  Bobbie Lewis
  3.    Reynolds,  Ervin C.
  4.    Holley,  Hersel Francis
  5.    Swards,  Jack V. R.

Cabell County
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Obituary

Jack V.R. Sowards
(May 4, 1927 - July 26, 2014)



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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