H. Ray Lowe

Well done thy good and faithful servant, your work here is done.  Our beloved husband, father, and Papa, Mr. H. Ray Lowe, age 82, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Surry Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Airy.  He was born on May 7, 1940 in Wilkes County to the late Rosten and Mattie Garris Lowe.  Mr. Lowe was retired from Pocahontas Coal Company in West Virginia and was a member of the UMWA.  Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 45 years, Sina Elizabeth Lowe; daughters and sons-in-law, Rita Blankenship (David), Rosa Jones (Murphy), Carol Taylor (Joe), Misti Young (Darrell); sons and daughters-in-law, Rev. Roger Bailey (Kathy), Steve Bailey (Nellie); grandchildren, Steven Blankenship (Anita), Patrick Blankenship (Denise), Leigh Ann King (Chris), Billy Jones (Bayleigh), Jessica Garner (Brian), Ashley Duggins (Daniel), Allison Bailey, Mary Adkins (Jared), Kayla Lewallen (Brandon), Emily Rook (Aaron), Stephen Young (Morgan), Codie, and Shawn Early, Shawn, Ron, and Don Jones; fifteen great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brother, Virgil Lowe.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Lowe was preceded in death by daughters, Mary Jane Lowe, Miriam Joan Lowe, Tammy Bailey; grandson, Cody Adam Bailey; sisters, Betty Blankenship, Colleen Brown, Hattie Moxley, brother, RC Lowe.  A funeral service will be held on Monday at 2:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home Chapel in Mt. Airy with services conducted by Rev. Roger Bailey and son Steve Bailey.  Burial will follow in Peoples Church Cemetery.  The family will receive Friends 12:00 PM until time for the service at the funeral home.