Erskine Oswell Bowe

"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord, He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on. In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, with a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me, As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, while God is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.”

Mr. Erskine Oswell Bowe entered eternal rest on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  He was the son of the late Clarence Bowe, Sr. and the late Leathia McCloud Bowe and the husband of the late Gwen Dozier Bowe.

Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, October 11, 2025, 1:00 p.m. at Beach Funeral Home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  The viewing/visitation will also be Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Erskine leaves to cherish his memory one son Marvin Jackson (Athena), Brockton, Massachusetts; two sisters, Vera Storey, Elizabeth City, North Carolina and Bernice Barnes, New York, New York; three grandchildren, Kiserian, Dolores and Johnnie; two nephews, Juanale and Varden; four nieces, Ayesha, Chantay, Lisa and Paulette; two very special first cousins, Joyce and Justina Long and a host of great nieces, great nephews, and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting either to purchase a tree from the Beach Funeral Home website that will be planted in a Natural Forest in honor of Mr. Bowe or donate in his honor to a charity of your choice.

The Celebration of Life Service will be live-streamed via Beach Rivers Funeral Home Facebook. 

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