Obituary of Cora Louise Pierce Rowell CORA LOUISE PIERCE ROWELL DONATED OBIT  D. 01-01-2002 SUFFOLK  Louise P. Rowell, 88, of Dominion Drive, died Jan. 1, in Bon Secours Nursing Carr Center. A native of Windsor, she was the daughter of the late George F. Pierce and the late Cora Wise Pierce, and was the widow of Edward Clyde Rowell. Mrs. Rowell retired from Sears Roebuck and Co., and was a longtime member of West End United Methodist Church, Portsmouth, where she taught Sunday school for 25 years. More recently, she was a member of Oakland Christian Church, Suffolk. She was past president of the Ears Retiree Club of Portsmouth, former member of the Eastern Star and was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Jane Naismith and husband Doug of Suffolk; two sons, Edward Thomas Rowell and wife Ann of Roanoke and Randall P. Rowell and wife Rainell of Suffolk; seven grandchildren, Ryna Rowell Savedge and husband Scott of Charlotte, N.C., Edward L. Rowell and wife Mary of Charlotte, Wendy Rowell Kemp and husband Tim of Tampa, Fla., Douglas E. Smith of Charlotte, William D. Smith and wife Ann of Charlotte, Matthew R. Rowell and wife Angela of Raleigh and Andrew C. Rowell of Chapel Hill, N.C.; and four great-grandchildren, Griffin and Grace Savedge, Darden Smith and Mary Elizabeth Rowell, all of Charlotte. A funeral will be held Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. in Oakland Christian Church by the Rev. mark L. Burns with burial in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. Family will receive friends at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Bennetts Creek Chapel, Jan. 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of ones choice or to Bennetts Creek Rescue Squad, 3885 Bridge Road, Suffolk, VA 23435. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Cora Louise Pierce Rowell, 88, of Suffolk, died 1 Jan 2002 in Bon Secours Nursing Care Center. Born in Windsor, she was a retired Sears employee and longtime church member. She was survived by her children and grandchildren. A funeral was held 4 Jan 2002 at Oakland Christian Church by the Rev. Mark L. Burns, with burial in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. ––– Transcript ––– CORA LOUISE PIERCE ROWELL DONATED OBIT - D. 1 Jan 2002 SUFFOLK - Louise P. Rowell, 88, of Dominion Drive, died Jan. 1, in Bon Secours Nursing Care Center. A native of Windsor, she was the daughter of the late George F. Pierce and the late Cora Wise Pierce, and was the widow of Edward Clyde Rowell. Mrs. Rowell retired from Sears Roebuck and Co., and was a longtime member of West End United Methodist Church, Portsmouth, where she taught Sunday school for 25 years. More recently, she was a member of Oakland Christian Church, Suffolk. She was past president of the Sears Retiree Club of Portsmouth, former member of the Eastern Star and was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Jane Naismith and husband Doug of Suffolk; two sons, Edward Thomas Rowell and wife Ann of Roanoke and Randall P. Rowell and wife Rainell of Suffolk; seven grandchildren, Ryna Rowell Savedge and husband Scott of Charlotte, N.C., Edward L. Rowell and wife Mary of Charlotte, Wendy Rowell Kemp and husband Tim of Tampa, Fla., Douglas E. Smith of Charlotte, William D. Smith and wife Ann of Charlotte, Matthew R. Rowell and wife Angela of Raleigh and Andrew C. Rowell of Chapel Hill, N.C.; and four great-grandchildren, Griffin and Grace Savedge, Darden Smith and Mary Elizabeth Rowell, all of Charlotte. A funeral will be held Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. in Oakland Christian Church by the Rev. Mark L. Burns with burial in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. Family will receive friends at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Bennetts Creek Chapel, Jan. 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice or to Bennetts Creek Rescue Squad, 3885 Bridge Road, Suffolk, VA 23435. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |-----------------------------------------------------| | Name | Cora Louise Pierce Rowell | | Age | 88 | | Birth | 1914 (estimated); Windsor | | Death | 1 Jan 2002; Bon Secours Nursing Care Center | |-----------------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | Cora Louise Pierce Rowell | Decedent | Suffolk | | Edward Clyde Rowell | Spouse (deceased) | Not stated | | George F. Pierce | Father (deceased) | Not stated | | Cora Wise Pierce | Mother (deceased) | Not stated | | Mary Jane Naismith | Daughter | Suffolk | | Doug Naismith | Son-in-law | Suffolk | | Edward Thomas Rowell | Son | Roanoke | | Ann Rowell | Daughter-in-law | Roanoke | | Randall P. Rowell | Son | Suffolk | | Rainell Rowell | Daughter-in-law | Suffolk | | Ryna Rowell Savedge | Grandchild | Charlotte, N.C. | | Scott Savedge | Grandchild-in-law | Charlotte, N.C. | | Edward L. Rowell | Grandchild | Charlotte | | Mary Rowell | Grandchild-in-law | Charlotte | | Wendy Rowell Kemp | Grandchild | Tampa, Fla. | | Tim Kemp | Grandchild-in-law | Tampa, Fla. | | Douglas E. Smith | Grandchild | Charlotte | | William D. Smith | Grandchild | Charlotte | | Ann Smith | Grandchild-in-law | Charlotte | | Matthew R. Rowell | Grandchild | Raleigh | | Angela Rowell | Grandchild-in-law | Raleigh | | Andrew C. Rowell | Grandchild | Chapel Hill, N.C. | | Griffin Savedge | Great-grandchild | Charlotte | | Grace Savedge | Great-grandchild | Charlotte | | Darden Smith | Great-grandchild | Charlotte | | Mary Elizabeth Rowell | Great-grandchild | Charlotte | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |-----------------------| | Field | Value | |----------|------------| | Location | Unknown | | Name | Unknown | | Date | 1 Jan 2002 | |-----------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Retired from Sears Roebuck and Co. • Member of West End United Methodist Church, Portsmouth • Taught Sunday school for 25 years • Member of Oakland Christian Church, Suffolk • Past president of Sears Retiree Club of Portsmouth • Former member of the Eastern Star • Volunteer for Meals on Wheels • Birth name was Cora Louise Pierce [See also: www.findagrave.com/cemetery/50666/memorial-search?firstname=Cora&lastname=Rowell&deathyear=2002 www.findagrave.com/cemetery/50666/holly-lawn-cemetery http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt ] [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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