James Edward Bowling

James E. Bowling, 68, of Huron, Ohio passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Heritage Village of Clyde, in Clyde, Ohio. He was born to the late Susie (Caudill) Bowling-Rice and Sidney Bowling on August 12, 1951 in Williamson, West Virginia.  James graduated from Williamson High School and moved to the Norwalk area in 1975.

He was a simple man who enjoyed fishing, golfing, hunting, traveling (especially to Myrtle Beach, SC), Kentucky Wildcat basketball, Ohio State Buckeye football and all professional Cleveland sports, especially the Browns.  James was an excellent bowler, winning many championships.   He was a member of the Mapletree and Kenilee Lanes bowling leagues as well as the Fraternal Order of Eagles #711, Norwalk, Ohio.  He loved going to the Norwalk Raceway with friends and family.

 Jim was a very hard worker.  He worked for Durable Mat and Faulhaber, both in Norwalk, Ohio, and retired in 2008 from Tenneco, Milan, Ohio.  He loved his family, as well as all children and animals, his family and friends knew him as the “animal whisperer”.  He loved to cook out on the grill and enjoyed a good hog roast, listening to great music, and swimming in the pool.   Jim came from a large family of 11 and he cherished spending time with them. He was an exceptional husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend.  James attended St. Paul Catholic Church.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth M. (Sellers) Bowling of Huron, Ohio, by his children, James R. (Kelly) Hayden of Kentucky, Jeremy J. (Natasha) Bowling of Bryan, Ohio, and Christopher S. Bowling of Huron, Ohio, by his grandchildren Hunter and Rylee Hayden, Desiree Bowling, and Porter and Paxton Lirot.  He is also survived by his siblings, Mildred Jones, Katherine “Kat” Bill Hatfield, Gail (Fred) Guessner, Dixie (Jeff) Calahan, Carol Phipps, Debbie (Roger) Pearson, Eva Rice, and Lisa (Clarence) Pruitt, by his brother and sisters-in-law, Bonnie Rasnick (Rick Rasnick), Cynthia (Timothy) Strait, Lewis (Debbie) Sellers Jr., and David (Samantha) Sellers, and by several nieces and nephews. 

In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by his siblings Daniel Rice, and Robert Bowling, by his father in-law, Lewis Sellers Sr. and mother in-law, Rose Sellers, brother in-law, James Jones and by his sister in-law Rebecca Thompson.  Friends may call on Wednesday September 11, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Walker-Eastman-Heydinger Funeral Home, 98 W. Main St. Norwalk, Ohio 44857, where funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.  Pastor Michael Sweeney of Southern Care Hospice will officiate.  Interment will be in Collins Cemetery, Collins, Ohio. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL  60601-7633.  Online condolences may be expressed by visiting  www.walkereastmanheydingerfh.com.

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