Wilfred E Mowrey 

Navy Marine Corps MARS

16 Mar 1920 - 9 Dec 2003

K4WHJ

Wilfred E. “Bub” Mowrey, 83, of Lambden Avenue, Winchester, VA died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at his home.

Mr. Mowrey was born March 16, 1920, in Winchester, the son of Hugh Jackson and Virginia Marie Randall Mowrey. He had been a self-employed jeweler and watchmaker for many years and had worked for Caulkins Jewelry Store for more than 19 years. He was a graduate of Handley High School and attended Furman College.

He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.

He was a musician and played saxophone and clarinet with several bands in the area. He was a member of Braddock Street United Methodist Church and a member of the Clinton Masonic Lodge 86 of Romney, W.Va., for 53 years. He was a former member of Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club and a 40-year member of Military Affiliate Radio System.

He married Mildred E. Parrish on July 6, 1948, in Hagerstown, Md.

Surviving with his wife are a son, Wilfred P. Mowrey of Westminster, Md.; a daughter, Barbara J. Fisher of Lynchburg; a brother, Jack Mowrey of Manitou, Ky.; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

A daughter, Carol Ann Mowrey; a sister, Matilda Mowrey; and a brother, Stewart Mowrey, are deceased.

A funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home, Winchester, with the Rev. Thomas H. Keithley and the Rev. William R. Fisher officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork St., Winchester, 22601.