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DATE: SATURDAY, August 14, 1993                   TAG: 9308160204
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: FLOYD                                LENGTH: Short


OBIT TRAIL, ESTHER BOWMAN

TRAIL, Esther Bowman, 72, of Floyd, passed away Friday, August 13, 1993. She is survived by her husband, Chester Trail of Floyd; son and daughter-in-law, Lowell Ron and Freeda Trail, Conyers, Ga.; her father, Rev. Luther D. Bowman, Floyd; three sisters, Lois B. Slusher, Joyce Pugh, both of Floyd; Ruby Castle, Fincastle; one brother, David Bowman, Vinton; grandchildren and spouses, Terry and Darla Trail, Doug and Ginger Trail, Tammy Trail; three great-grandchildren, Krista, Stephanie and Bryan; two stepgreat-grandchildren; David Sanders, Chris Sanders, all of Conyers, Ga. Funeral services will be Sunday, 2 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Stanley Hawkins officiating. Interment will be in Laurel Branch Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Saturday at Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m.



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