Geraldine V. Rowan, 63, of Mabie, passed away at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 2002, at her home.
She was born Dec. 21, 1938, in Lexington, Va., a daughter of the late Clarence Knick and Della Graves Knick, who survives in Elkins.
Also surviving are two sons, James E. Rowan, Charleston, and John C. Rowan, Elkins; one brother, Kenneth Knick, Dailey; and one sister, Diane Corley, Elkins. Two grandsons, Kane James Rowan and Logan Dellis Rowan, and a niece, Terri Weiford, also survive.
Mrs. Rowan was a homemaker and was a popular babysitter in the Mabie area. The children of the area knew her as “Grandma Dean.”
Friends may call from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. today at Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday from the funeral home chapel with evangelist Gary L. Kendall Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Lower Rowan Cemetery near Mabie.
Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of arrangements.
