Ruth Dills Bowling

Female 1932 - 2015  (82 years)


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  • Name Ruth Dills Bowling 
    Born 06 Dec 1932  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
      Name: Ruth Dills Bowling
      Birth Date: 6 Dec 1932
      Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA
    Gender Female 
    Died 22 Sep 2015  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1940 Census
      Name: Ruth Bowling
      Age: 7
      Estimated birth year: abt 1933
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter
      Home in 1940: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
      Street: State Road Route 81
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Same House
      Attended School or College: Yes
      Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st grade
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      James H Bowling 55
      Mary Bowling 47
      Eleanor Bowling 19
      Francis Bowling 16
      Ethel Bowling 14
      James Bowling 11
      Gladys Bowling 9
      Ruth Bowling 7
      Ralph Bowling 5
      Dorothy Bowling 3

      OBITUARY

      Ruth Bowling Chambers, 82 of North Tazewell, VA died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital. Born December 6, 1932 at Witten Valley in Tazewell, VA she was a daughter of the late James Higginbotham Bowling and Mary Ethel Dills Bowling. She was a member of the Adria Community Church. Ruth was a senior caregiver and loved her work dearly. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Chambers; eight sisters, Eva Hall, Alice Harris, Eleanor Covington, Ethel Brewster, Frances Turner, Gladys Elliott, Dorothy Bowling, and Lillie Vance Bowling; three brothers, Edward, James, and Ralph Bowling. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

      She is survived by several nieces and nephews including Harrison "Buddy" Flanagin and Susan Griffith who were Ruth?s caregivers; sisters in law, Bobbie Bowling of Marion, VA and Pat Bowling of Hyattsville, MD; several great nieces and nephews.

      Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell, VA with The Reverend Don Elswick officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA. Pallbearers will be Junior Flanagin, Doug Flanagin, Charles Kirby, Monroe Flanagin, Zachary Griffith, and Tengin Oldham.
    Person ID I34347  Master File
    Last Modified 22 May 2016 

    Family James Carlos CHAMBERS,   b. 16 Feb 1927, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Mar 2006, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 04 Aug 1983  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
      Name: James Carlos Chambers
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 56
      Birth Date: 16 Feb 1927
      Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1983
      Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
      Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia
      Father: Carlos Chambers
      Mother: Mary Bowers
      Spouse: Ruth Dills Bowling
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Spouse Race: White
      Spouse Age: 50
      Spouse Birth Date: 6 Dec 1932
      Spouse Father: James Bowling
      Spouse Mother: Mary Ethel Dills
    Last Modified 22 May 2016 
    Family ID F14284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart