HOBERT A. SOWARDS, 82, OF SO. CHARLESTON, DIED SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 1993 AT HOME AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.
HE WAS A RETIRED MEAT CUTTER WITH GUNNOES MEAT CO. IN CHARLESTON. HE WAS A MEMBER OF TRACE FORK BAPTIST CHURCH IN LINCOLN COUNTY.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, BEULAH MAE SOWARDS; 3 SONS: DONALD RAY SOWARDS OF CHARLESTON, WV; RONALD LEE SOWARDS OF NITRO, WV; RODNEY AULDEN SOWARDS OF NITRO, WV; 3 DAUGHTERS: ANNA LOU SHAMBLIN OF COCO BEACH, FL; PATTY JO HOLSTEIN OF ALUM CREEK, WV; WILMA ETHELENE HALLEY OF UNEEDA, WV; 3 BROTHERS: SISCO SOWARDS OF HUNTINGTON, WV; ARNOLD SOWARDS OF HUNTINGTON, WV; WILSON SOWARDS OF ONA, WV; 19 GRANDCHILDREN; 31 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1993 AT 2:00 PM WITH REV. PAUL DEBORD OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN GRACELAND MEMORIAL PARK, SO. CHARLESTON, WV. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE FUNERAL HOME ON TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1993 FROM 7 TO 9 PM. CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.