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Hollie's Baptist Church Cemetery-
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17691 Hollie's Church Road
Keller, VA 23401
1924
Gwendolyn
2015
Gwendolyn Mears
June 4, 1924 — April 26, 2015
Gwendolyn Bowman Mears, wife of the late Preston Lee Mears, Sr., and a resident of Onley, VA, went to be with her Lord, Sunday April 26, 2015 after a long illness. She was born June 4, 1924 in Cape Charles, VA and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Gwendolyn Bowman. She was self-employed and very creative, teaching herself to make slip covers, draperies and upholstery. There was nothing that she could not do with a needle and thread. She had a passion for gardening and birdwatching, but her greatest passion was Hollies Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for 60 years and was affectionately called "Miss Gwen." Left to cherish her memory are three children, Scott Lee Mears and his wife, Nancy, of Onley, VA, Preston Lee Mears, Jr. and, Melody, of Hebron, MD and Connie Robinette and her husband, Darrell Joe, of Suffolk, VA; a son-in-law, Dennis Hartbarger of Hopewell, VA; a brother, Ernest Bowman, Jr. of Virginia Beach, VA; eight grandchildren, Steven Mears, Mark Mears and his wife, Heidi, Matthew Mears, Denise Hartbarger, Robin Germanos and her husband, Michael, Douglas Hartbarger, Jenifer Davis and her husband, Alex, and Rachel Lewis and her husband, Jonathan; fifteen great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews and extended family and friends. Other than her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a daughter, Judy Mears Hartbarger and a grandson, Darrell Joe Robinette, Jr. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 1, 2015 at 2:00 PM in Hollies Baptist Church, 17691 Hollies Church Road, Keller, VA, 23401, with Reverend Scott L. Mears officiating. Interment will follow in the Hollies Baptist Church Cemetery. Family will join friends at the church one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hollies Baptist Church, Post Office Box 7, Keller, VA 23401. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com Arrangements were made by Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore, VA.
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Hollie's Baptist Church-
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17691 Hollie's Church Road
Keller, VA 23401
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Hollie's Baptist Church-
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17691 Hollie's Church Road
Keller, VA 23401
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