Virginia Lucille Rowan, 87, of Lee's Summit, Mo died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Golden Years Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Harrisonville, Mo
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Virginia was born on October 31, 1929 in Kansas City, Mo to George Wesley and Bernice Constance (Gee) Harrell. She married Charles Ray Rowan of Millville, Mo on October 31, 1947; he survives of the home.

Additional survivors include; one son and daughter-in-law, Zak and Marie Rowan of Florissant, Co; three daughters and three sons-in-law, Dallas and Charles Greife of Adrian, Mo, Deborah and Brad Rozelle of Arvada, Co and Ruth and Michael Pottinger of Lee's Summit; 10 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary Coleman of Belton, Mo.

In addition to her parents, Virginia was preceded in death by one brother Lawrence Harrell, one sister Rosalie Fernandez and her great-granddaughter Madison Abercrombie.

Virginia was a house wife and homemaker and also worked as a certified nursing assistant for Bates County Memorial Hospital. Virginia was a Christian of the Methodist Faith. She and Charles have enjoyed 69 years of marriage and on Halloween it would have been 70 wonderful years. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a kind loving person to all.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Knoxville Christian Union Church, Knoxville, Mo, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow church services at Bethel Cemetery, Polo, Mo. Thurman Funeral Home, Richmond, Mo is in charge of the arrangements. On-line condolences to the family may be made at www.thurmanfuneralhome.com