Virgil Leroy Bowen, 89, of Amherst, VA formerly of Calvert County, MD passed away on March 7, 2012 at Fairmont Crossing Nursing Home in Amherst, VA. He was born on June 17, 1922 in Calvert Co. to the late Virgil H. and Effie Fowler Bowen.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Sarah in 1993.

Virgil was a self employed gravedigger for over 20 years.

He is survived by his wife, Fannie H. Bowen of Amherst, VA; children, Barbara B. Selenas of Prince Frederick, MD, Patricia B. Burch of Gladstone, VA, Charles Leroy Bowen of Lovingston, VA, William Robert Bowen of Smyrna, DE, George Franklin Bowen of Lusby, MD, Richard Edward Bowen of Alton, MO, and Virgil Marion Bowen of Spartanburg, SC; step-children, William Tyree and Faye Tyree both of Gladstone, VA, and Debbie Tyree of Madison Heights, VA; 26 grandchildren, 65 great grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Antioch Pentecostal Holiness Church in Elma, VA. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A.