Bobbie Bowling, 80, of Harlan, departed this life on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at her home with her family by her side. Born April 9, 1944 in Leslie County, she had lived here for more than 50 years. Bobbie was a seamstress, homemaker and a faithful believer in the Holiness faith. She loved her family and church family and was loved by everyone who met her. Bobbie loved to talk about the Lord and loved to testify about all the things she had seen him do throughout her life, telling her testimony everywhere she went. She could be heard saying, "Trust the Lord; live, die, sink or swim." Bobbie was a member of the Evarts Free Pentecostal Holiness Church and the Blackmont Holiness Church.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Dorothy Baker Bowling; two husbands, Arnold Sizemore and Forster Bowling; three children, Randy Sizemore, Forester Junior Bowling and Dean Bowling; two grandchildren, Christopher Sizemore and Carson Bowling; a great-grandchild, Tyler Barrett; three sisters, Addie Feltner, Litha Henson and Evelyn Hamrick; seven brothers, Billy James, Earl Dean, Roger, Troy, Eddie, Bleve and Bristo Bowling.

Survivors include two children, Charles Sizemore and wife, Peggy, Harlan; and Willa Witt and husband, Steve, Somerset; and a special daughter, Leslie Bowling, Fort Payne, AL. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 43 nieces and nephews; a host of friends, including a special friend, Charlene Lemar; and a special neighbor who helped her around her home, Ronnie Farmer.

Visitation will be held Tuesday from 12 noon until 12 midnight at the Evarts Free Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 12 noon at the Evarts Free Pentecostal Holiness Church with Pastor Woody Fields, Reverend Christopher Bowling and Reverend Bradley Guthrie officiating.

Burial will be in the Ledford Cemetery at Red Bird, KY with her family and friends serving as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers donation may be made to the Blanche Holiness Church 3202A Wallace Avenue Northeast Fort Payne, AL 35967.

Evarts Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Bobbie Bowling.

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