Loyd Bowlin

Obituary: Loyd Ted (Bud) Bowlin, age 74, went to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with COPD,Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Bob & Carolyn Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC. He was born April 3, 1937 in Wilkes County, NC, the son of the late Lydle Adam Bowlin and Elsie Victoria Perry Bowlin.He was educated in the Kannapolis City Schools and attended Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. In earlier years he served in the U.S. Army.Later, he was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plt.#1 #7 Spin Room over 30 years until his retirement.Bud loved sports, history, & played a little bit of softball, but his favorite "hobby" was his family.He was also a member of New Hope Freewill Baptist Church, Concord, NC. He attended all sporting, graduation, and presentations (church & school) that the children were involved in.The life he lived exemplified the true meaning of being a man.Thank you to each and every one of our friends for all of the prayers, and to everyone at Hospice for their care of our dad. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Scott Bowlin; his brothers, Fred Bowlin and R.T. Bowlin; and one sister, Elsie Ellsworth.
Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m., Thursday May 19, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home.

Service: 2 p.m., Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment: West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove, NC.