Benjamin J. Fowler

Published 9:26 pm Tuesday, December 6, 2011

December 6, 2011

Benjamin Junior “BJ” Fowler, 76, passed away Dec. 6, 2011, at his residence after a long illness. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Ballie Fowler.

He retired from Lipton Tea after 38 years of service. After his retirement, he loved to piddle around the house helping his wife, Jeanette, with the horses and other animals. He also enjoyed visiting friends and family members.

He is survived by his loving wife, Jeanette Fowler; sons, Mike Fowler and wife, Pat, of Suffolk, and Mark Fowler and wife, Debbie, of Gates County, N.C.; three grandchildren, John and wife Vanessa, Lauren and husband Bubba, and Nick; and his loving cousins.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Holly Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. Stewart R. McCarter. The family will receive friends in the R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home and Crematory, 509 W. Washington St., Suffolk, Va., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Condolences may be registered at www.rwbakerfh.com.