Everette M. Bowling
March 3, 1902-June 5, 1978
BUCHANAN--Everette M. Bowling, 76, of Rt., Two, Box 627, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
A retired employee of Kennedy Motors, Mr. Bowling was born March 3, 1902 in Three Rivers and had lived his lifetime in the area.
On April 7, 1928 in Plymouth, Ind., he married Opal Hydon, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Robert of Berrien Springs and William of Indianapolis, Ind.; a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Yvette) Toll of Buchanan; a sister, Mrs. Alta Gould of Cloverdale, Mich.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was a member of the Buchanan Moose Lodge.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Swem Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Snow of the Faith United Methodist Church of Buchanan officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Michigan Heart Association or the Berrien County Cancer Service.
(Source: Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 6, 1978, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library)