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Eddie Wilson “Eddie” Rowe

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Birth	:	29 Sep 1932 Mathews County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	24 Dec 2021 Gwynn, Mathews County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Gwynns Island Cemetery, Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.4995782, -76.2943862
Description	:	Obituary is from the Faulkner Funeral Home (Foster-Faulkner Chapel, Mathews, Va.) website, posted December 28, 2021: Eddie Wilson Rowe, a native of Gwynn's Island, passed away on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2021 at his home on the island. Eddie was a friend to everyone who knew him and, in his later years, loved to sit with friends and neighbors reminiscing about the old days while enjoying a cigar. He also enjoyed riding his golf cart and keeping his yard immaculately cut. Eddie served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955, including a stint with the 1600th Air... Read More	Obituary is from the Faulkner Funeral Home (Foster-Faulkner Chapel, Mathews, Va.) website, posted December 28, 2021: Eddie Wilson Rowe, a native of Gwynn's Island, passed away on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2021 at his home on the island. Eddie was a friend to everyone who knew him and, in his later years, loved to sit with friends and neighbors reminiscing about the old days while enjoying a cigar. He also enjoyed riding his golf cart and keeping his yard immaculately cut. Eddie served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955, including a stint with the 1600th Air Terminal Squadron in Korea during the Korean War. He received the Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. After his military service, Eddie worked as a launch operator for the Maritime Administration with the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Virginia. He retired in 1987 after working 36 years with the Fleet. Eddie had a lifelong passion for horses and for many years trained and raced trottingbred horses in Virginia and later during his retirement in Florida, where he lived for many years, at the Sunshine Raceway. Eddie was preceded in death by his parents, George Wilson Rowe and Hilda Callis Rowe, and his younger brother Gerald Rowe. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Jessie Rowe; two daughters, Linda Gamache (Jim) of Massachusetts and Betty Sue Martin (Bill) of Statesville, North Carolina; stepdaughter, Lisa Monroe (Matt Gethins) of Richmond; stepson, Scott Oliver (Lori) of Mathews; nephew, Timmy Rowe (Brenda); three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great- nephews and their families. A graveside service will be held at the Gwynn's Island Cemetery at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Pastor Dave McKnight of Gwynn's Island Church of the Nazarene will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Eddie to the Gwynn's Island Cemetery Fund, c/o Jan Bassett, P.O. Box 313, Gwynn, VA 23066. Faulkner Funeral Homes, Foster-Faulkner Chapel, Mathews, Virginia is assisting the family. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eddie married Jessie Bell Jenkins (nee) Oliver on March 5, 1987 in Gloucester County, Va. This was his 4th marriage.

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Eddie Wilson “Eddie” Rowe's memorial is located at: Gwynns Island Cemetery, Gwynn, Mathews County, USA.
When did Eddie Wilson “Eddie” Rowe death?
Eddie Wilson “Eddie” Rowe death on 24 Dec 2021 in Gwynn, Mathews County, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 37.4995782
Longitude: -76.2943862

Family Members:

Parent

George Wilson Rowe

(1912 - 1998)

Hilda M Callis Rowe

(1914 - 2011)

Siblings

Gerald Howard Rowe

(1937 - 1962)

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Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4995782, -76.2943862

2. Hudgins - Edwards Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.4998188, -76.2916481

3. Gwynn's Island Baptist Church
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7. Hudgins Plantation Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.4840874, -76.3138392

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Coordinate: 37.4793900, -76.3076900

13. Hudgins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.4799548, -76.3265496

14. Callis Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.4663200, -76.2986600

15. Brooks-Hudgins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.4887800, -76.3350100

16. Green Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.5014800, -76.3379600

17. Hodges Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.4642780, -76.2951940

18. Trader Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.4641110, -76.2959440

19. Brooks-Brownley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.4685968, -76.3185703

20. Payton Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4686302, -76.3207578

21. Mathews Baptist Church Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4709520, -76.3271860

22. Tabb Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4631185, -76.3164629

23. H. C. Smither Memorial Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4827995, -76.3407974

24. Atherton - Lewis Cemetery
Hallieford, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4997200, -76.3471500