More detail on this person: Retired Lt. Col.
Ernest R. Bowling, 77, recently from South
Charleston, West Virginia, died quietly Monday
Aug. 3, 2015, at his home in Elizabethtown.
Bowling retired at Fort Knox in1981 after serving
20 years in the U.S. Army. He moved to South
Charleston, West Virginia, and joined Bowling
Sales Corporation, working alongside his father
and son, Duane. Bowling Sales closed it's doors
this past December, after more than 75 years in
business. Having served two terms in Vietnam, as a
helicopter pilot and a ranger. Bowling received
the following medals: Legion of Merit,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple
Heart, Meritorious Service Air Medal, Army
Commendation, National Defense Service, Vietnam
Service, Armed Forces Reserve, Vietnam Gallantry
Cross and Republic of Vietnam Campaign.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years,
Jennie G. Bowling; a son, E. Rupert Bowling Jr.
and his wife, Patti; a granddaughter, Melissa, of
San Jose, California; a son, Duane H. Bowling and
his wife, Susan; a granddaughter, Jessica Goddard
and her husband, Ross; a great-granddaughter,
Adaline; a granddaughter, Annie Jenkins and her
husband, Adam; a great-granddaughter, Ellisyn of
Rock Hill, South Carolina; a daughter, Sarah S.
Hart and her husband, Steve; a grandson, Mac
Lenihan; a granddaughter, Alexandra Lanz; a
stepgrandson, Matthew Hart of Elizabethtown; a
sister, Kennie Winter and her husband, John, of
Los Altos, California, a sister, Cindy Clark and
her husband, Tom, of Lexington; and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
A memorial service will be at a later date in
South Charleston, West Virginia.
Donations to Hosparus of Central Kentucky may
made or gifts by going to www.hosparus.org or
calling 800-264-0521.
Condolences may be expressed at www.nebfh.com
This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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