Thomas Marshall Dearing

Thomas Marshall Dearing obituary, Bowling Green, KY

Thomas Marshall Dearing

Thomas Dearing Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by J.C. Kirby and Son Lovers Lane Chapel - Bowling Green on Nov. 5, 2025.

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Thomas M. Dearing (Tommy), age 82, of Bowling Green, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 31 st, 2025. He was the son of the late Grace and Elmo Dearing of Alvaton.
He is survived by two daughters, Renea Dearing-Dijab & her husband Adis and Lisa White & her husband Barry; three grandchildren, Hunter White, Cam White, and Lina Dijab; one sister Lyn Dearing Edlin and one brother, Myron Dearing, as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by wife, Lynda Belcher Dearing and his sister, Marcia Sledge.
A memorial service will be held on November 15 th at 11 a.m. at Rockfield United Methodist Church at 682 Richpond Rockfield Rd. Expressions of remembrance would be appreciated to Hospice of Southern Kentucky or the Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society.

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