Marion Anna Bowers Preble, 91, of Church St., Appomattox, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Francis Vernon Preble.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 3, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Charles Bowers and Mary Brothers Winters. Marion was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church and a homemaker.
She is survived by three children, Sondramae Couser and her husband, George Hofford of Santa Cruz, CA, Carol Notestein and husband, Donald of Appomattox, and Chuck Preble and wife Lisa Mills of Julian, CA; four grandchildren, Susan, Ned, Jennifer, Julie; and five great-grandchildren, Ryan, Rajah, Kyra, Rebecca, and Tristan.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 2, 2010, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church by the Father James Gallagher. Burial will follow in Liberty Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Robinson Funeral Home from 7-8:30 pm on Friday, January 1, 2010.
In lieu of flowers the family request that memorials be made to Our Lady of Peace, PO Box 668, Appomattox, VA 24522.