The funeral service for Virginia Ada “Gini” Lowe, age 85, will be held Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 10:00am at the Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Pat Sutherlin will officiate. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30 – 7:30 pm Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Gini was born on March 31, 1926 and went home to be with the Lord on June 4, 2011 in Enid, OK. She was the daughter of Timothy Tilvern and Atha Almira Gearheart. Preceding her in death were her husband, George Sissle Lowe of Enid, OK; one brother, Ernest T Gearheart, attorney –at-law of Falls Church, VA; two sisters, Thelma V Dowdy and Atha B King, both of Richmond, VA; her daughter, Sharon Lynn Keifer; grandson, Matthew Thomas Keifer and granddaughter, Virginia Haley Wahl.
She had five children, Sharon Lynn Keifer, Cynthia Irene Reeves, George Jeffrey Lowe, Michael Patterson Lowe and Gordon Cassidy Lowe.
She is survived by Larry and Cynthia Reeves of Enid, OK, Jeff and Betty Lowe of Fort Worth, TX, Michael and Shirley Lowe of Waxahachie, TX, Gordon and Darnell Lowe of Stephenville, TX; thirteen grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren; many loving nieces and nephews as well as neighbors and friends.
Gini grew up in Richmond, VA and was baptized at eleven years old by Dr Wade Bryant of Barton Heights Baptist Church in Richmond. She spent her life enjoying the love and fellowship of each of the churches in which she worshiped over the years in Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas. As a young woman in Richmond she sang lead soprano in several operettas and operas and was soloist with the Arts Music Guild, Tabernacle Baptist Church and Radio Station WRVA. She was tutored in voice by Charles Traxell of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, NY. She and her husband George enjoyed singing many duets in various programs and cantatas in the churches they attended over the years.
Gini was a member of the Christian Church of the Covenant in Enid and enjoyed serving with her brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be made to the Christian Church of the Covenant. Condolences may be sent to www.ladusauevasns.com.