Betty Jeanette Bowling, 89, of Seymour, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Lutheran Community Home. Born in 1929, in Salem, Indiana, she was the daughter of Randall and Minnie Lucas both deceased. She married T.G. Bowling on January 8, 1949, in Brownstown, Indiana, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Bowling was a graduate of Tampico High School. She earned her CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) designation while working full-time and raising a family. Eventually, she received her Ph.D. in Insurance Theory from International University. She worked in the insurance industry for many years and was the owner of Hometown Insurance. Betty was one of the founding members of the Brownstown Community Church where she was as a deaconess, served on various committees, played the piano and organ during church services, and enjoyed helping with church activities. Betty is survived by her two daughters, Vicki (David) Kelsey, Beverly Reel (Harold) Parker; four grandchildren, Andrea Clark, Jennifer (Christopher) Smith, Jeffrey (Katherine) Kelsey, Christi Kelsey. She is also survived by seven great-grandchildren, a brother Jerry (Betty) Lucas and two sisters, Margaret Lucas, JoAnn (Kurt) Gloger, sisters-in-law Reva (Ronald) Lucas, Mary Hurst, Doris Ray, and brother-in-law Jason (Marci) Bowling. Brother Ronald Lucas, sons-in-law David Kelsey and Charles Reel preceded her in death. She will be missed by numerous nieces and nephews along with friends in her community. Funeral services will be at Voss & Sons Funeral Service on Monday, March 25 at 1 pm with Rev. Dan Defriece officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Brownstown. Family and friends may call at Voss & Sons Funeral Service on Monday from 11 am until time of service. Memorials may be written to Riley Children’s Hospital or Lutheran Community Home, in care of Voss & Sons Funeral Service. Online condolences may be given on the funeral home website: www.vossfuneralservice.com. To send a memorial gift to the family of Betty Jeanette Bowling please visit our Sympathy Store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Betty Jeanette Bowling May 25 1929 March 23 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Seymour, state: Indiana