Thomas W. Bowling

BOWLING, BEAMAN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 6/1/2020 at 11:51:40

Thomas W. "Tom" Bowling, 62, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Jackson County Regional Health Center in Maquoketa, Iowa.

At Peace Cremation Services have been provided by Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. A private family visitation was held.

Thomas William Bowling was born on January 18, 1958 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to George Junior and Elinor Mae (Beaman) Bowling. He was a graduate of Maquoketa High School. He married Martha Kay Eye on April 22, 1978 in Maquoketa, Iowa. Two children were born to this union, Eric William and Amanda Jo. Martha preceded him in death on May 26, 2009.

Tom had worked as an electrician for Stickley Electric in Maquoketa for 12 years and then for 20 years as a journeyman electrician for IBEW.

Tom loved to play all kinds of musical instruments and enjoyed entertaining his family. He also enjoyed being outdoors hunting, fishing and camping.

Those left to honor his memory include his children, Eric Bowling of Maquoketa, IA, and Amanda Jo Bowling of Fulton, IL; his fiancé, Tina Redshaw of Maquoketa, IA; his mother, Elinor Bowling of Maquoketa, IA; 6 grandchildren; a brother Everett (Brenda) Bowling of Maquoketa, IA; and a sister-in-law, Jeannie Bowling of Maquoketa, IA. He was preceded in death by his father, wife Martha, and a brother Kenneth Bowling Sr.