Willie Bowman

Willie "Ferebee" Evans Bowman, 99, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born January 1, 1920 to the late Willie Jefferson and Lena Mustian Evans and was the widow of Frederick E. Bowman. She was also preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her daughters, Rebecca Lancaster, Jan Smithson (Steve), and Patricia Brown (Greg); grandchildren, Carrie Lancaster (Mitch), Gina Smithson (Frank), Stephen Smithson Jr., and Emily and Katie Brown; great-granddaughter, Eva Scott; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Ferebee was a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church and the Dorcas Sunday School class. She was a faithful employee for People's Drug Store for 46 years. She loved to cook Sunday family dinners and to go on family vacations to the beach. She was a loving wife, mother, Mema, great-grandmother, and friend, and she will be missed by all of those who had the privilege of knowing her. A funeral service will be held 12 noon Saturday, April 13, 2019 in the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory, 2033 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834 with the Reverend Michael Murray and the Reverend Michael Osborne officiating. Interment will follow in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation, 2821 Emerywood Parkway, Suite 203, Richmond, Virginia 23294 or to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. Online condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.

Service Details.

Visitation

When: Saturday, April 13th, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small
Address: 2033 Boulevard COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA 23834

Service

When: Saturday, April 13th, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small
Address: 2033 Boulevard COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA 23834

Interment

Location: Blandford Cemetery
Address: 319 S. Crater Road PETERSBURG, VA 23803