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DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 20, 1993                   TAG: 9310200262
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT SOWDER, JAMES GARY

SOWDER, James Gary, 41, of Roanoke, died Monday, October 18, 1993, in a local hospital. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are his parents, James A. and Coretta G. (Rita) Sowder; sister and brother-in-law, Donna S. and Mick deSimone; two nephews, Matthew and Patrick deSimone, all of Roanoke; a number of aunts, uncles & cousins. Services will be at Oakey's North Chapel, 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. M. Dennis Herman and Dr. Harry Y. Gamble will officiate. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel after noon Tuesday where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. It is suggested that memorials be made to the Harry Y. Gamble Series at Calvary Baptist Church.



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