John Marshall Bowles, 71, Glasgow passed away Tuesday, December 20 2022 at the Medical Center, Bowling Green. He was surrounded by family when he peacefully succumbed to long-term health ailments.
He was born on October 24. 1951 in Barren County. His father, Lucian Jewel Bowles and mother, Edna Dugard Bowles preceded him in death along with four siblings, Margaret Poynter, Dorothy Willoughby Terry Bowles and David Eugene Bowles.
He leaves behind his wife, Donna Lee Metcalfe Bowles, three sisters, Barbara (Johnny) Dilley, Lena (Dan) Connell and Debbie Maziarz and two brothers, Donald (Tish) Bowles and Jerry (Jan) Bowles.
He has four sons and nine grandchildren. His sons are Marshall Todd Carter (Amy), John Marshall Bowles II, Brian Terry (Amber) Bowles and Nathan West Harris (Jayme). His grandchildren are Jentry Lynn Bowles, Oliver Murphy Harris, Tanner Layne Carter, Samuel Miles Harris, Ross Elliott Bowles, Cale Howard Harris, Dylan Cole Bowles, Landry Travis Carter and Crosby Russell Harris.
He attended Eastern Elementary and Temple Hill High School, graduating in 1969. After high school, he worked at South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative for 37 years. He always spoke of the relationships and memories with this second family.
He worked part-time after retirement at Lessenberry’s Plumbing and Electric doing what he truly enjoyed, helping others and working inside the building industry.
Everyone who knows John will share memories of how he never met a stranger and that he never had a short version of a story.
He served the community with the CERT and the Glasgow Baptist Church’s “White Christmas Food Basket program”. He loved taking mission trips and through the United States and took pride in the work of remodeling church properties.
He was part of the Southern Baptist Emergency Laundry Program and was onsite at several disasters to help those in need.
He loved the card games of bridge and rummy, riding his motorcycle and cooking for people.
Funeral arrangements are being coordinated by AF Crow and Son Funeral Home in Glasgow.
