Dr. John Burton Nowlin, native of Charlotte, NC and more recently of Powhatan, died Thursday, January 8, 2009. Dr. Nowlin practiced family practice medicine at Duke University and in Southside Virginia until his retirement in 1999. He was preceded in death by his parents, Preston and Mary Jones Nowlin of Charlotte. He is survived by his brother, Robert Worthington Nowlin of Charlotte; and brother and sister-in-law, Preston and Carolyn Mason Nowlin of Powhatan. He is also survived by his nephew, Preston Nowlin III and his wife, Judy; and great-nephews, Preston IV, Robert and Clay of Charlottesville; and by his niece, Mary and her husband, Eric Bendfeldt; and great-nephew, Freeman; and great-nieces, Hannah Brendfeldt of Harrisonburg and Amanda Trainum of Seattle, Washington; and by his nephew, Charles Nowlin and his wife, Annette; and great-niece, Joy of Richmond. There was a private burial service on Sunday afternoon, January 11, and a public memorial service at Powhatan Mennonite Church at 3540 Old Buckingham Rd., in Powhatan, at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Helfer Project International, 1 World Avenue, Little Rock, AR/USA 72202.