Mildred Kessler Bowles
May 6, 1924 - May 5, 2012
Blackstock Mrs. Mildred Kessler Bowles, 87, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Heartland of Columbia. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM on Tuesday,May 8, 2012 at Hebron Presbyeterian Church Cemetery with Rev. Jim Williams and Rev. Dr. David Riddle officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in the Hebron Presbyterian Church social hall. Born May 6, 1924 in Springwood, Va., Mrs. Bowles was the daughter of the late Jacob P. and Lilla E. Kessler. She was a graduate of Buchanan High School in Buchanan, Va. and Phillips Secretarial College in Roanoke, Va. She was a homemaker. Surviving are one son, Thomas M. Bowles and wife Blanche of Blackstock, SC; two daughters, Marcia B. Burckhalter of Barnwell, SC and Virginia “Gingy” B. Wolcott and husband Mark of Myersville, Md.; seven grandchildren, Marshall Bowles, Hope B. Brooks, Ben Bowles, Catherine W. Bryhan, Jessica W. Cube, and Russell and Laura Birckhalter; two great-grandsons, Gabriel Cube and Jacob Bryhan; and one sister, Marcia Semones.She is also survived by several brothers-in-law and nieces and nephews. Mrs. Bowles was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Bowles and a brother, Harold Kessler. Memorials may be made to Hebron Presbyterian Church, 4776 Mtn. Gap Rd., Blackstock, SC 29014. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.dantzerbakerfuneralhome.com.
Blackstock Mrs. Mildred Kessler Bowles, 87, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Heartland of Columbia. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM on Tuesday,May 8, 2012 at Hebron Presbyeterian Church Cemetery with Rev. Jim Williams and Rev. Dr.... View Obituary & Service Information