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1. Robert Dale Bowling, Jr. was born about 1969 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Dec 2018 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee.

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ELIZABETHTON - Elmer Bowling, 86, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord, on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital following a brief illness. He was a son of the late Robert and Bessie Scalf Bowling and was born in Carter County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Beatrice Isaacs Bowling; a son, Elmer Carroll Bowling; five brothers, Clarence "Buddy" Bowling, Frank Bowling, Glen Bowling, James Bowling and Roy Bowling; and two sisters, Juanita Shepherd and Florence Fortner. Mr. Bowling was a member of East Side Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon. He was very active in the Little League and the Babe Ruth Leage and loved to fish, ski on the lake and loved to bowl. He and his wife loved to take Sunday afternoon drives and he was a faithful husband and loving husband who devoted himself to the care of his wife, Lillian after she became ill and until her death. He was retired from the Elizabethton Star where he worked in various capacities for fifty seven years, culminating in the positions of Editor and Vice-President. Those left to cherish his memory include a daughter, Lois Younce and her husband, Lynual, Elizabethton; three sons, Dale Bowling, Johnson City; Jackie Bowling and his wife, Tracy, Elizabethton; Freddie Bowling, Elizabethton; eight grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. A service to honor the life of Mr. Bowling will be conducted on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Chapel of Peace, of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Pastor Jeremy Rhoton and Rev. Dr. E. Dwight Hobbs officiating. Music will be under the direction of Harry Reagan and Lynuel Younce. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Thursday prior to the service. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Dale Bowling, Jr., Bradley Younce, Wesley Gilbert, Logan Bowling, Jac Robbins and Jonah Robbins. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of East Side Baptist Church and his friends from the Elizabethton Star. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet the family at the funeral home at 9:15 AM on Friday to go in procession to the cemetery.

Elmer married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Bessie Scalf on 26 Oct 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Bessie (daughter of Susan Scalf) was born on 30 Jun 1898 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 5 May 1959 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stewart married Anna Belle Clemons about 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Anna (daughter of William M. Clemons and Carrie Hayes) was born on 24 Oct 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Jul 2004 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Emmert Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennesee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fred married Mary Elizabeth Varner about 1879 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . Mary was born in Apr 1862 in , , Virginia, ; died on 16 Jan 1929 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Maggie E. Green on 14 Apr 1905 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina. Maggie (daughter of Alfred Green and Hettie (Green)) was born about 1886 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Carrie Hayes on 13 Sep 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Carrie (daughter of James Lewis Hays and Rebecca F. Lyon) was born on 25 Jun 1876 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Jan 1915 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Crow Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]