Dorothy Dalbom "Dottie" Bowline

"Dottie" Dalbom Bowline
Dorothy "Dottie" (Riegel) Dalbom Bowline, 95, passed away July 26, 2024 in Amarillo, TX.
Services 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 12, 2024 at the First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Harrison, Amarillo, TX.
Graveside service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 14, 2024 in Viola Cemetery, Viola, KS followed by a luncheon at the Viola Community Hall.
Dorothy was born January 10, 1929 in Great Bend, KS, the second child of Virgel and Harriet Riegel. She graduated from Great Bend High School and continued her education at Ottawa University. She graduated in 1950 with a B.S. degree in Home Economics.
Following college graduation, Dottie moved to Conway Springs, KS to teach Home Economics where she unsurprisingly caught the eye of young Harold Dalbom. Dottie expertly played a little hard to get with Harold, but to her delight the two were wed in 1953, living the first few of their over 50 years together, among their many friends in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
In 1961 Harold and Dottie moved to Clovis, New Mexico. Dottie was an active member of First Presbyterian Church in Clovis and enjoyed singing in the choir and sharing love and care to others at the church. Dottie taught for many years, teaching countless 3rd graders at Ranchvale Elementary and Barry Elementary in Clovis.
In 1981, Harold and Dottie moved to Amarillo, TX where they continued to be active members of the First Presbyterian Church and happily transitioned into the sweet, retired life. Dottie had a way of turning the ordinary into the extraordinary, and always found a reason to laugh, even if it was at her own expense. In the end, her sense of humor and resiliency kept her strong as she cared for Harold in his final days and to his passing on March 27, 2007.
Following Harold's death, Dottie reconnected with her college friend and classmate, Bob Bowline. Dottie enjoyed her marriage to Bob and their life together in Lawrence, KS where she made many friends there to include members of the First Baptist Church, her P.E.O. Chapter HZ, and Bob's beautiful children and grandchildren. Bob passed away August 22, 2019.
Dottie returned to Amarillo later in 2019 to live at Brookdale Medi Park West.
Dorothy is survived by her four children, Jann and her husband Rex Hunter of Cloudcroft, NM; Sarah and her husband Todd Gray of Tucson, AZ; Julia and her husband Charles Coates of Atlanta, GA, and Darin and his wife, Tammy of Edmond, OK, her grandchildren, Molly, Allison, Emily, Elizabeth, Miles, Henry and Ingrid, and great-grandchildren, Logan, Keldon, Molly, Kyson, Paige, Cree, Coley, Lane, Bonnie, and her newest, baby Wolf. She received special love and care from her niece Karen and her husband Steve Schneider of Amarillo, TX and their family, Jenn and John Studebaker, Jacie and Jack, and Jake and Abbie Schneider, Ellie, Deacon, and Brynlee. She was so grateful for her cousin Janis Blakey of Edmonton, Canada. Her many Riegel and Dalbom nieces, nephews, and their families were special and dear to her, and she was grateful for each of them.
Memorials have been established to the First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Harrison, Amarillo, Texas; Ottawa University, 1001 S Cedar St, Ottawa, KS 66067; Brookdale Medi Park West, 7404 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106; or Storybridge AMA.org.
Ebersole Mortuary, Conway Springs, KS.