Mrs. Virginia Joyce Lowman, age 88, of Soperton died Saturday, March 18, 2017.

Mrs. Lowman was born in Mount Vernon and lived most of her life in Soperton.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Augustus Joyce and Sophia Palmer Joyce; her husband, Harold P. Lowman; brothers, Eugene Joyce, Raymond Joyce, Walter Joyce, Laurence Joyce, and Herman Joyce; and sisters, Evelyn Wooten, Emma Pollette, Dora Joyce, Norma Hamilton, and Vivian Brantley. She retired at age 83 from Treutlen Health and Rehab after forty-two years of service and was a member of Soperton United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her children, Joy (Kenneth) Jenkins of Appling, Cecelia Blume of Waynesboro, Ellen Arrington of Soperton, and Henry (Beth) Lowman of Rentz; grandchildren, Angela (Will) Simons, Chris Black, all of Soperton, Benjamin Blume of Waynesboro, Lisa (Denny) Crosby of Marietta, Gage Lowman of Savannah, and Lexi Lowman of Rentz; great-grandchildren, Brianna Markwell, Jacob King, both of Soperton, Dustin Palmer of Hawaii, Shane Black of Benton, LA, Bryant Blume of Clarksville, TN, Dalton Crosby, Seneca Crosby and Haddon Crosby, all of Marietta; great-great-grandchildren, Zander Black and Makenzie Black of Benton, LA; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held in the Chapel of Sammons Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Monday, March 20, with Reverend George Grimes officiating.  Burial will be in Westview Cemetery, Soperton.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m.