CUMBERLAND — Stella M. (Tiernan) Rowley, 83, of Cumberland, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at WMHS-Memorial Campus

Born Oct. 7, 1926, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Jenny (Cosgrove) Henderson and the granddaughter of Patrick Cosgrove. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband, Richard Randolph Rowley, who died Feb. 9, 2005; her courageous son, Joseph Patrick Rowley, who died in Vietnam on Oct. 8, 1967; her lovely daughter, Rici A. Rowley Wilson, who died Oct. 31, 1990, and her very talented granddaughter, Josezette Patricia Hudson, who died Jan. 27, 1999, who gave to Stella many happy memories that kept a warm glow in her heart.

Stella was a gracious and beautiful lady. She lost all of her loved ones, but she bore each passing with a deep and abiding faith that she would join them one day. Her memory will live on in the people that knew and loved her. She will be greatly missed.

She is survived by a special cousin, Richard Kerns, of Frostburg.

A memorial service will be conducted at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A. 108 Virginia Ave. scarpellifuneralhomes.com on Tuesday at 5 p.m. with the Rev. Wayne R. Turner officiating.

At Mrs. Rowley’s request, she was cremated and inurnment will be at a later date with her late husband, Dick, at the Maryland State Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap.

The Twenty-Third Psalm

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He Maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the

paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the

shadow of death, I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me; Thy rod and

thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the

presence of mine enemies:

thou anointest my head with oil;

my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow

me all the days of my life: and I will

dwell in the house of the Lord forever.