Thomas Lowe

Mr. Thomas A. Lowe, age 86, of the Middle Creek section of Cedar Bluff, Virginia passed away Friday, July 20, 2007 in a Richlands, Virginia hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born in Cedar Bluff, Virginia and was the son of the late Mose and Vicie Lowe, both Cedar Bluff natives. He had made his home in the Cedar Bluff area all of his life and was a retired mechanic from CONSOL having worked there for 44 years. He had attended grade school on College Hill in Cedar Bluff and was an elder and deacon at the Cedar Bluff Presbyterian Church. He had also attended the Middle Creek Advent Christian Church. He was a member of the Cedar Bluff Masonic Lodge #260 AF & AM and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. He was a member of UMWA Local #6640 Amonate, Virginia In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Johnson and Margaret Mullins and two brothers, Everett and Wayne Lowe. Survivors are: His Wife: Lillie B. Lowe Two Daughters: Shirley Childress and husband, Jim of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Nancy C. Burke and husband, Charlie of Perry, Ohio One Son: Franklin Eugene Lowe of Cedar Bluff, Virginia One Sister: Virginia Johnson of Baltimore, Maryland One Brother: Buford Lowe of Baltimore, Maryland Six Grandchildren: Michael Bell, Jr., Richard Bell, Shane Bell, Brian Burke, Scotty Burke, and Gina Lynn Lowe Seven Great Grandchildren: Jasmine Bell, Shay Bell, Savannah Bell, Shawn Bell, Jamie Ray Burke, Jordan Ashley Burke, and Marcus Ross and One Great Great Grandchild: Hunter Kennedy. One Granddaughter in law: Judy Sutherland and husband, Pat also survives. Funeral services for Mr. Thomas A. Lowe will be conducted Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 4:00pm at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Eddie Nash and Rev. Guy Hunt, Jr. officiating. Entombment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Virginia. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call after 6:00pm Saturday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia. Members of the Cedar Bluff Masonic Lodge #260 AF & AM will conduct a Masonic service Saturday evening at 8:00pm

Thomas Lowe

June 23, 1921 - July 20, 2007