BOWLING, Elizabeth Marshall^[1]

1938 - 2010  (72 years)

• Name	BOWLING, Elizabeth Marshall  [2]
  Birth	16 May 1938	Washington, DC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Education	Washington High School in Alexandria, VA, attended Longwood College, graduated from Richmond Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Commonwealth University)  [3]
  Obituary	From San Jose Mercury News: Elizabeth Marshall Bowling Resident of San Jose Aged 72, died on 11/10/2010, in San Jose, California after a long illness. Ms Bowling was the daughter of the late John Travers Bowling and Jane Brockenbrough Trapnell. She was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Alexandria, VA, where she graduated from George Washington High School. She attended Longwood College (now Longwood University), and transferred to Richmond Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University), from which she graduated in 1961. She had a 15 year association with American Airlines, working in reservations; she began her career with American in the Washington, D.C. area, and moved with the company to San Jose, CA. She adopted San Jose as her home, embracing the area with great vigor. She was active in the Olinder Neighborhood Association, and was very active with a Food Group distributing free food to all comers twice weekly from the Olinder Center. Her volunteer work also included working for San Jose Public Television KTEH, 1995-1998. In her retirement, she continued her education, pursuing a Master's Degree in history at San Jose State University, which she was unable to complete due to her failing health. She was however quite proud of her over all GPA at SJSU of 3.94. She was an artistic and creative person, painting in both watercolor and oil, and was very accomplished in knitting, and Crochet, which she learned from her grandmother, Elizabeth Colston Trapnell. However, her great passion was counted cross-stitch. Her mastery of the form extended beyond the many beautiful pieces that she created for family and friends; she designed her own patterns and her work was honored with many prizes in various competitions. Retirement also had her become active with the American Red Cross. Before her failing health got in the way she traveled as a volunteer, finding great satisfaction in helping others. She was called upon to go to Louisiana for many weeks due to Katrina. She was also dispatched to Massachusetts and Alaska for extended periods to render assistance. She is survived by her younger brother, Thomas Clagett Bowling, III, President of Ivy Hill Cemetery Company in Alexandria, Virginia and Karen Lynn Rourk, her San Jose neighbor and friend of more than 30 years, as well as by a large extended family. There will be a private interment of the cremains in the family cemetery with her sister, parents, both sets of grandparents, great grandparents just to list a few of her relatives buried in Zion Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charles Town, WV, 19 March 2011  [2]
  Death	10 Nov 2010	San Jose, Santa Clara, CA, USA   [4]
  Burial	19 Mar 2011	Zion Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson, WV, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I1138	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	BOWLING, John Travers,   b. 16 Nov 1908, Charles Town, WV d. 28 Feb 1973, Alexandria, VA, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	TRAPNELL, Jane Brockenbrough,   b. 18 Feb 1913, Romney, WV d. 23 Nov 1967 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1936	Charlestown, WV   [1]
  		Jane Brockenbrough Trapnell - John Travers Bowling Wedding Invitation 1936 Mrs. William Trapnell announces the marriage of her daughter Jane Brockenbrough and Mr. John Travers Bowling on Monday, the first of June nineteen hundred and thirty six at Zion Church Charles Town, West Virginia
  Notes	From History of Camp Crowle draft “Mother’s aunt (Rebecca M Trapnell) that lived across the street from the Bowling home, that’s how Dad met Mother” [6]
  Documents		Jane Brockenbrough Trapnell - John Travers Bowling Wedding Invitation 1936 Mrs. William Trapnell announces the marriage of her daughter Jane Brockenbrough and Mr. John Travers Bowling on Monday, the first of June nineteen hundred and thirty six at Zion Church Charles Town, West Virginia
  Family ID	F466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 May 1938 - Washington, DC Death - 10 Nov 2010 - San Jose, Santa Clara, CA, USA Burial - 19 Mar 2011 - Zion Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson, WV, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S72] Frederica Holmes Trapnell, Joseph Trapnell Descendants, (1964). [S569] Elizabeth Marshall Bowling. [S569] Elizabeth Marshall Bowling, he graduated from George Washington High School. She attended Longwood College (now Longwood University), and transferred to Richmond Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University), from which she graduated in 1961. [S569] Elizabeth Marshall Bowling, Aged 72, died on 11/10/2010, in San Jose, California after a long illness. [S569] Elizabeth Marshall Bowling, There will be a private interment of the cremains in the family cemetery with her sister, parents, both sets of grandparents, great grandparents just to list a few of her relatives buried in Zion Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charles Town, WV, 19 March 2011. [S570] History of Camp Crowle.