William Stuart ROWLEY^[1]

1912 - 2000  (87 years)

• Name	William Stuart ROWLEY
  Nickname	Stuart
  Birth	30 Oct 1912	Horntown, Accomack Co, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Sep 2000	Norfolk City, VA   [3, 4]
  	Stuart died at his Norfolk, Virginia home on 1 September 2000. He was 87 years old.
  funeral	4 Sep 2000	Virginia Beach City, VA   [4]
  	His funeral, with Masonic rites, was conducted by the Rev. Michael Nobles at the Indian River Chapel of Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home in Virginia Beach, Virgina at 11:00am on 4 September 2000.
  Person ID	I2028	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Wilbourne Stuart ROWLEY
  Mother	Mary Caroline CHESSER
  Family ID	F2034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marguerite Virginia FERRELL,   b. 15 Jan 1916, Gilmerton, Norfolk Co, VA d. 3 Jul 1989, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1937	Cradock, Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  	Charles: b. 7 Feb 1942, d. 9 Oct 1975, Kay: dob 24 Jan 1944, married Bruce E. Carper Chris: dob 31 Aug 1952, married Donna E. The couple was married in Cradock, Virginia by Rev. Vernon L. Fisher, Presbyterian minister, on 19 June 1937.
  Notes	Marguerite and Stuart adopted three children: Charles Stuart Rowley, Katherine Marguerite Rowley and Christopher Staurt Rowley.
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1116] William Stuart Rowley - Marguerite Virginia Ferrell, Virginia marriage certificate no. 13356 (1937). [S120] Rowley, "William Stuart Rowley - Marguerite Virginia Ferrell family data". [S877] William S. Rowley. SSN 225-07-5577. SSDI. [S5025] W. Stuart Rowley obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 3 September 2000.