Rena (Hodges) Lowrance

Mrs Rena Hodges Lowrance, 85, of Hodges Gap Road, Boone, passed away Monday
December 16, 2024.
She was born on September 3, 1939 in Watauga County to Curtis Wesley and Bonnie Hodges.
Rena was a lifelong member of Oak Grove Baptist Church where she took pride in arranging the
flowers for the sanctuary and decorating the church for each season. She was a member of the
choir and enjoyed singing her favorite hymns each Sunday. As her voice began to fail, she
loved having them sung to her.
Rena was employed by Blue Ridge Shoe for many years. She also took great pride in her role
as homemaker, lovingly caring for their beautiful home.
Rena was predeceased by her parents, her husband of 62 years, Jimmy Lowrance, and their
son Dwaine Eddie Lowrance, her sisters, Billie Ann Coffey, Mary Wanda Danner, her twin sister
Lena Hodges Bateman, as well as her brothers, Elden and Lowell Hodges.
Left to cherish her memory are Steve and Piper Woodring, Callie, Matt and Lizzie Mak Crump,
Ethan Woodring, several nieces and nephews, as well as her many neighborhood friends.
Visitation and
Funeral services for Rena Hodges Lowrance will be conducted on Friday, December 20, 2024
at Oak Grove Baptist Church. The visitation will begin at 1:30 followed immediately by the
funeral service at 2:00. Graveside services will be private.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Amorem Hospice, specifically, Jodie,Tammy,
Billy, and Katie. Rena’s journey was made so much smoother by all of you.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Amorem Hospice, 902 Kirkwood Street NW, Lenoir, NC 28645.

Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com

Austin and Barnes is serving the Lowrance family.

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