John D. Mallow, Sr.

        John David Mallow, Sr., 72, of Stephens City, Virginia, died Thursday, October 3, 2013, in a local nursing facility.

Mr. Mallow was born in 1941, in Petersburg, West Virginia, the son of the late Blake and Rella Mae Mallow.  He was a graduate of Petersburg High School and attended Fairmont State College.  Mr. Mallow was a retired employee of Hudson Supply in Beltsville, Maryland.  He was a member of Macedonia United Methodist Church in Frederick County, Virginia.

He married Betty Lou Smith on January 5, 1963, in Cheverly, Maryland.

Surviving with his wife of 50 years, are two sons, John David Mallow, Jr. of Elk Ridge, Maryland, Jerry Allen Mallow and wife, Angela of Leesburg, Virginia; three grandchildren, Erin Mallow of Elk Ridge, Maryland, Olivia Mallow and Allison Mallow both of Leesburg, Virginia; and his sister, Melba Mumpower of Petersburg, West Virginia.

All services with Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel will be private.