Janie Marie Lawhorn

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OBITUARY

Janie Marie (Lawhorn) Rowe, 90, of 559 Lofton Road, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2015, in Fishersville, Virginia surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Rowe was born on Oct. 13, 1924, a daughter of the late Houston Theodore and Minnie Bell (Fitzgerald) Campbell Lawhorn.

On June 22, 1946, she married Joseph Franklin Rowe and they shared a blessed union of 47 years before his passing on Oct. 6, 1993. She was a lifelong member of Mount Joy Presbyterian Church and was retired from Hollister.

Mrs. Rowe was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was born in the Lofton area, and continued living there her entire life, raising her five children, and hosting family gatherings for her always growing number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Those were times that will always be remembered and cherished by her family. She also had a love for flowers and gardening, a passion that was passed down to many in her family.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Freda R. Hays; brothers, Junior Lawhorn, Theodore Lawhorn, Bill Lawhorn, and Raymond Campbell; sisters, Mary Myrtle and Jean Moran. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Survivors include sons, Roger L. Rowe, Larry J. (Pete) Rowe and wife, Alicia; daughters Reda R. Hendricks, Shirley R. Wolfe and husband, Wayne; son-in-law, Roger D. Hays; special friend, Frances Rowe; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Henry Funeral and other times at her residence.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Mount Joy Presbyterian Church by Pastor David Taylor and Pastor Fred Salmons. Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Vernon Rowe, Brian Hays, Kevin Wolfe, David Rowe, Joseph Rowe and Aaron Rowe.

Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The family would like to thank everyone at Hospice?s Shenandoah House for their compassion and excellent care given to Mrs. Rowe.

Memorials may be made to the Shenandoah House, 78 Medical Center Drive, Fishersville, VA 22939 or Mount Joy Presbyterian Church, 4709 Cold Springs Road, Raphine, VA 24472.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.henryfuneralhome.net.


Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Jannie Marie Lawhorn
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1924
Birth Place: Augusta Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and portrait:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143764636

Janie married Joseph Franklin Rowe 22 Jun 1946, Staunton, VA. Joseph (son of Amos Sylvester Rowe and Sadie Frances Nicely) was born 18 Apr 1922, Augusta Co. VA; died 06 Oct 1993, Waynesboro, VA; was buried , Mount Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery, Steeles Tavern, Augusta Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Joseph Franklin Rowe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1922
Marriage Date: 22 Jun 1946
Marriage Place: Staunton, Virginia
Registration Place: Augusta, Virginia
Father: Amos S Rowe
Mother: Sadie F Nicely
Spouse: Janie Marie Lawhorne
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: Houston T Lawhorne
Spouse Mother: Minnie B Fitzgerald

1. Freda Gay Rowe was born 29 Aug 1950, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 20 Apr 2011, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Mount Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery, Steeles Tavern, Augusta Co. VA.
2. Roger L. Rowe
3. Larry J. (Pete) Rowe
4. Reda Rowe
5. Shirley Rowe