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Gary Wayne Bowling, 61, of Elkton, went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 25, 2008. He was the son of the late Clifford and Betty Wilson Bowling.
Gary was a lifelong resident of Beckley, W.Va., before moving to Elkton, Va. in 1987. He was in the Marine Corp from 1964-1968 and was a Vietnam veteran. Gary was a coalminer for Westmoreland Coal Co. for 17 years and New River Coal, where he was a Mine Foreman and Fire Boss. When he moved to Elkton, he was employed by Nielsen Construction.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Diane Prince Bowling. Additional surviving family members include two sons, Eddie Bowling of Charleston, S.C., Melvin Bowling and wife, Jennifer, of Shenandoah; two grandsons, Logan and Dalton Bowling of Shenandoah; two brothers, Ronnie Bowling and wife, Carla, of Miami, Fla., Mark Bowling and wife, Renee, of Shady Spring, W.Va.; four sisters, Nancy Prince of Charlotte, N.C., Connie Paugh, and husband, Ralph, of Shady Spring, W.Va., Judy Williams and husband, Terry, of Shady Spring, W.Va., and Kim Brown and husband, Tim, of Morristown, Tenn.
Arrangements are pending with Melton Mortuary in Beckley, W.Va.
Online condolences may be sent to Gary's family at www.kygers.com.
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