Roy Alexander Bowling

Mr. Roy Alexander Bowling, 85 of Meherrin passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 in Farmville. He was born July 31, 1926 in West Virginia to the late Paris Bee and Emma Nisewander Bowling. He served his country in the United States Navy during WWII. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and loved spending time with his grandchildren and his animals. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife of over 65 years, Mary Sexton Bowling, his son, Thomas Bowling, Sr. of Pamplin and his wife, Shirley of Norfolk; his daughter, Gwendolyn Bowling Stone and husband, Duane of Keysville, three sisters, Mildred Morgan of Crater Lake, VA, Phyllis Phillips and Mary Alice Bishop both of Princeton, NJ; his grandchildren, Joshua Stone, Jacob Stone, Elizabeth Erich and Thomas Bowling, Jr. and his four great grandchildren, Bobby Dunn, Zachary Stone, Alexis Brewer and Everett Erich. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Linda Sue Bowling



Visitation:
A funeral service will be held Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:00pm at the chapel of Puckett Funeral Home with interment to follow in Virginia Veteran’s Cemetery in Amelia at 2:30pm. Family will receive friends Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:00-8:00pm at the funeral home