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Obituaries (2013)

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  1.    McClung,  Opal Gilkeson

  2.    Hall,  Warner Lee

  3.    Sowards,  Oretha B.

  4.    Vance,  Brenda Gail

  5.    Childers,  Joann Church

  6.    Lichtenstein,  Margaret A.

Doors to the Past

Obituary

ORETHA B. SOWARDS
(February 12, 1920 - April 9, 2013)

Oretha B. Sowards, 93 of Huntington, WV, passed away, Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at home. She was born February 12, 1920 in Matheny, WV the daughter of the late Albany Carroll and Zeta Walker Brooks. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Glen F. Sowards; brother, Selmer Brooks;  sister, Bertha Philaw; granddaughter, Natalie Sowards; grandson, Benjamin Sowards. She was a lifelong member of Pea Ridge Women’s Club and a long time member of the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church where she had several very special friends, most especially, her best friend of 57 years, Nancy Braley. She is survived by two sons, Joseph W. Sowards of Charleston, WV, Ferrell G. (Barbara) Sowards and one daughter, Glenda S. Sowards (Russell Villars) all of Huntington, WV; grandchildren, Tracey Simonton (Daniel), Neal Sowards (Jessica), April Villars-Smith (John) and David Villars.  She is also survived by two brothers, Hollis Brooks of Jesse, WV and Jamie Brooks (Christine) of Pineville, WV; one sister, Tensie Tracy (Harold) of Versailles, KY. and many nieces and nephews. We would also like to thank the very special caregivers that cared for her over the past few months for their care and devotion. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 12, 2013 at Henson & Kitchen Family Funeral Home, Barboursville, WV with Rev. Dr. Gary Shepard officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV. The family will receive friends on Friday from 12:00 noon until service time at the funeral home.

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