Services by Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel.
Harry Cline Sowers Jr., age 82, of Midlothian, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
Born in Floyd County, Virginia, on May 2,1940, he was preceded in death by his parents Harry C. Sowers Sr. and Effie Slusher Sowers of Willis, VA; his brother William Armand Sowers of Roanoke, VA and sister Elrica S. Graham of Pulaski, VA.
He is survived by his wife of 49 plus years Patricia Vinson Sowers; daughter Jennifer S. Stevens, son-in-law Mike, and his grandson Cooper Grey Stevens. He is also survived by his two faithful furry companions, three nieces and one nephew and their families.
After graduating from Willis High School, he attended Roanoke College and graduated from RPI, now VCU. He then attended bootcamp at the Amarillo Air Force Base and then served in the 192nd Virginia Air National Guard. He worked and retired from Weaver Engineering Company as an industrial sales engineer.
Harry had a love for antique cars and served on several National and Local Antique Car Clubs that allowed him to travel to shows and conferences from coast to coast. He majored in Art in college and continued his passion for watercolors by attending courses from the VMFA where his art was displayed in 2018. He passed his appreciation for cars and art along to his grandson Cooper.
Harry had a love for antique cars and served on several National and Local Antique Car Clubs that allowed him to travel to shows and conferences from coast to coast. He majored in Art in college and continued his passion for watercolors by attending courses from the VMFA where his art was displayed in 2018. He passed his appreciation for cars and art along to his grandson Cooper.
The family will receive friends and family visitors at Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel on Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 4pm-6pm. Interment will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in the Jacksonville Cemetery in Floyd, VA.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to tor your charity of choice.
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