The Virginian-Pilot
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              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, January 3, 1996             TAG: 9601030398
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
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ERNEST C. BLOWE

Ernest C. Blowe

NORFOLK - Ernest Charles Blowe, of the 1700 block of East Indian River Road, died Dec. 31, 1995, in his residence.

He was a native of Norfolk and a member of Upper Room Gospel Pencostal Church, Norfolk.

He is survived by his wife, Ivanett Blowe of Newark, N.J.; four daughters, Indian Rechette Smith of New Jersey, Ivanett Dudley of New Jersey, Ernestine Blowe of Herndon, Va., Tammy Blowe of Virginia Beach; son, Ernest Blowe Jr. of Chesapeake; three sisters, Jean Duplessis of Norfolk, Helen Jones of Chesapeake, Janet Delmar of Virginia Beach; brother, Joseph Blowe of Norfolk; 13 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday by the Rev. Anthony Moses in Carlos A. Howard Funeral Chapel. Burial is in Roosevelt Memorial Cemetery. The remains will be ready for viewing Thursday at 3 p.m. The family will assemble at the residence at noon for the procession.

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