Bessie Rowland Obituary
Bessie Rowland of Roxboro, North Carolina passed away on July 11, 2026. Bessie, born on August 28, 1940, shared life alongside family, friends, and others. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Bessie Rowland or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Jesse Reaves and Nomie Solomon Reaves; her spouse Claude Edward Rowland; and her siblings, James Thomas Reaves, Louise R. Bowes and Alvis Weldon Reaves.
She is survived by: her children, Thomas Rowland (Joan) and Rita R. Seamons (Mike); her grandchildren, Michael Seamons (Jennifer), Erica Wood (Michael) and Rachel Bittner (Sidney); her stepgrandsons, Keith Tate (Vicki) and Thomas Tate (Katie); her great grandchildren, Emerson Wood and Evelyn Wood; her sisters, Thelma Jones, Dean Pettiford (Robert), Carolyn Bowman and Judy Thaxton (Jack); and her stepgreat-grandchildren, Brent Tate, Branson Tate, Leah Tate, Alyssa Tate and Ethan Tate.
