William Davis Bowles, 66, of Ellerbe, an avid fisherman and car enthusiast, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, in a boating accident on Badin Lake.
A service to celebrate Bill’s life will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Ellerbe Fellowship Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kevin Thompson officiating. The family will see friends following the service at the church and at other times at the home.
Bill was born Nov. 27, 1946, in Moore County, a son of Shirley Haywood Bowles and the late William James Bowles. He was a graduate of Ellerbe High School and Kings College, and had served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Bill was a member of Ellerbe Fellowship Baptist Church and had retired from Primax Construction as project manager.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara P. Bowles, in 1999.
Surviving are his wife, Cathy Morse Bowles, of the home; daughter, Stephanie B. Hough and husband, Jay, of Southern Pines; grandchildren, Jason Hough, Gracie Hough and Courtney Hough, of Southern Pines, and Carly Harris, of Rockingham; mother, Shirley Bowles, of Ellerbe; brother, Jimmy Bowles and wife, Mary, of Ellerbe; nephew, Patrick Bowles, of Raleigh; and stepdaughters, Angela Carpenter and husband, Michael, of Hamlet, and Crystal Harris and husband, Jason, of Rockingham.
Memorials may be made to Ellerbe Fellowship Baptist Church, 138 Wallace Road, Ellerbe, NC 28338. Online condolences may be made at www.carter
funeral.net.
Carter Funeral Home of Ellerbe is assisting the Bowles family.
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Obituary for William D. Bowles
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