Jason Dwight Bowling

SANDLICK — Jason Dwight Bowling, 35, of Sandlick, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton. Born January 26, 1974 in Princeton, he was the son of Douglas Bowling and the late Lylia M. Scott Bowling. Mr. Bowling was a 1992 graduate of Matoaka High School and a 1999 graduate of Bluefield State College with a B.S. degree in Business and Marketing. He was the owner and operator of Blue Ridge Lawn and Garden in Princeton and was an employee of Brogan's Longshot in Athens. He enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating and gardening. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Emmett Bowling; and his maternal grandfather, James Scott. In addition to his father, survivors include his stepmother, Kay Martin Bowling of Princeton; his paternal grandmother, Bernice Bowling of Matoaka; his maternal grandmother, Imogene Scott of Sandlick; one brother, Douglas Scott Bowling of Lashmeet; one sister, Lori Anne Thornton and her husband Steven Lee of Lashmeet; one stepbrother, Martie Walker of Bluefield; one stepsister, Angela Walker of California; two nephews, Taylor Bowling and Tanner Bowling both of Lashmeet; and two nieces, Kelsey Thornton and Amber Thornton both of Lashmeet. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton with the Rev. Tom Ellison officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Serving as pallbearers will be Douglas Scott Bowling, Eric Orren, Ernest Rickman, Blake Cecil, Martie Walker and Richard Williams. Friends may call today from 6-8 p.m. at the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. To view a video tribute to Mr. Bowling, or send the family online condolences, please visit www.bailey-kirk.com.