It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our beloved mother, Mary Eliza Bowser
Outland.  She died September 16th, 2020, at Maryview Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. She was 91 years
of age.  Mary was the daughter of the late Mrs. Audley Flemming and Mr. Willard Bowser.  She was born
in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.  She was the oldest of nine children, three brothers and five sisters.
She is survived by three siblings, Viola Knight of Baltimore, Maryland; Melvin Bowser of Suffolk, Virginia
and Brenda Hunter of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Our dear mother Mary met and fell in love with the late Vernon Outland Sr. in Portsmouth, Virginia, in
1950. Together they raised a beautiful family of nine sons and three daughters. She was predeceased by
her husband of forty-eight years, Vernon Outland as well as three of her sons: Randy, Paul and Steve.
Mary is survived by nine of her children. Vernon Jr., Yvonne, Estelle, Mary, Christopher, Leo, Larry, Brian
and Victor.
In 1966, Mary began studying Gods Word and developed a deep relationship with her Heavenly Father,
Jehovah. She dedicated her life to God as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1969. This became the most
important part of her life. Mary was later joined by her loving husband and eight of their children as
dedicated servants to Jehovah. She loved teaching people about the Bible, so much so that she became
a full-time Bible teacher and served in this capacity for over 40 years. She continued to boldly preach
and teach about Jehovah until her death. It was such a blessing for her to assist so many to dedicate
their lives to Jehovah. She was affectionately known as Momma Mary by many and any who knew Mary
would describe her as a "Bible Study Magnet". She will be greatly missed by so many. We long to
welcome her back to perfect life in the resurrection.
The family would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who helped to care for Momma
Mary during her illness.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 25th, 2020 via ZOOM. Electronic invitations will be
forthcoming.