h/o Mary (Bettie) Bowles
Jimmie Dale Bowles
October 05, 1938 - February 16, 2020
The angels came on February 17th., and carried Jimmie Dale Bowles, 81, to be with his Savior and Lord. Jimmie was born to the late Otto and Blanche Caldwell Bowles of Speedway on October 5, 1938. He was predeceased by a brother, Charles (Jiggs) Bowles, sister, Judy Wiley and a granddaughter, Brandy Riffe. Jimmie was well known as a self-employed building contractor, building churches, offices and residential homes. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Marines. Jimmie was a member of Liberty Baptist Church at Glenwood. When Jimmie’s health permitted, he served other churches as a deacon, Sunday School teacher and youth leader. Jimmie is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 34 years, Mary (Bettie) Bowles of Green Valley; Two daughters, Rhonda Riffe of Bluefield, Tammy (Randy) Shorter of Speedway; Grandchildren, Travis Shorter, Amanda Roberts, Andrea Lee, Justin Shorter and Jimmie Lee Riffe; Five great-grandchildren; Step-son, Bill (Deb) Stowers of Roanoke, VA; Very special niece, Teresa Wiley of Pearisburg, VA; Three nephews; Sisters-in-law, Kay White of Bluewell, Barbara Mitchem of Princeton, Nadine Bowles of Speedway; Brother-in-law, Douglas Duncan of FL. To honor Jimmie’s request, his body has been donated to the WV School of Osteopathic School of Medicine for Parkinson research which Jimmie had suffered since 2002.
h/o Mary (Bettie) Bowles
Jimmie Dale Bowles
October 05, 1938 - February 16, 2020
The angels came on February 17th., and carried Jimmie Dale Bowles, 81, to be with his Savior and Lord. Jimmie was born to the late Otto and Blanche Caldwell Bowles of Speedway on October 5, 1938. He was predeceased by a brother, Charles (Jiggs) Bowles, sister, Judy Wiley and a granddaughter, Brandy Riffe. Jimmie was well known as a self-employed building contractor, building churches, offices and residential homes. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Marines. Jimmie was a member of Liberty Baptist Church at Glenwood. When Jimmie’s health permitted, he served other churches as a deacon, Sunday School teacher and youth leader. Jimmie is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 34 years, Mary (Bettie) Bowles of Green Valley; Two daughters, Rhonda Riffe of Bluefield, Tammy (Randy) Shorter of Speedway; Grandchildren, Travis Shorter, Amanda Roberts, Andrea Lee, Justin Shorter and Jimmie Lee Riffe; Five great-grandchildren; Step-son, Bill (Deb) Stowers of Roanoke, VA; Very special niece, Teresa Wiley of Pearisburg, VA; Three nephews; Sisters-in-law, Kay White of Bluewell, Barbara Mitchem of Princeton, Nadine Bowles of Speedway; Brother-in-law, Douglas Duncan of FL. To honor Jimmie’s request, his body has been donated to the WV School of Osteopathic School of Medicine for Parkinson research which Jimmie had suffered since 2002.
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