Obituary - Stella Mae (Smith) Lowe

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STELLA MAE SMITH LOWE
(1920 - November 19, 2012)

Abingdon, Virginia November 19, 2012 Stella Mae Smith Lowe, 93, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012.

She was raised in Jonesville, Virginia. There she met her beloved husband, Homer J., of Cripple Creek, when he worked there with the Civilian Conservation Corps.

They were married in 1938 and moved and worked together in the Piggly Wiggly in Vansant, Virginia, and then made their homes as they followed Homer's career as a People's Life agent and then district manager, in Norton, Roanoke, Fredericksburg and Wise.

Stella was a dedicated mother and homemaker and was an active and involved member of the United Methodist Women and Missionary Society in each of her communities. After Homer's death in 1987, she moved to Abingdon, where she was active in grand parenting in the Methodist Church and in the Washington County Republican Party.

She is survived by two sons, A. Jackson Lowe of Southern Shores, NC and his wife, Sally, and C. Randall Lowe of Abingdon, and his wife, Elizabeth, and by two grandsons, Matthew R. Lowe and his wife, Brittany, and Steven J. Lowe, all of Abingdon.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm on November 20, 2012 at the Abingdon United Methodist Church. An Order of Eastern Star Service will be conducted at 6:45 pm. and the funeral service will be held at 7:00 pm at the church that will be followed by a reception in the fellowship hall, where guests may also greet the family. Graveside services and burial will be at Woodward cemetery in Jonesville, at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, at P.O. Box 246 Abingdon, VA 24212 or to the giver's local rescue squad.

Sturgill Funeral Home 1621 Norton Road SW Wise, VA 24293 is serving the family.