Gerald David Bowles Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 2, 2023, at the age of 88, Gerald David Bowles of Forest, Virginia, born in Bedford, Virginia passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, James Maxey Bowles and Nora Katherine Atkins Bowles. He is survived by: his children, Kimberly B. Held (Carl), Heidi B. Toler (Wayne), Gerald D. Bowles, Jr. (Joy) and Kenneth Crawford; his grandchildren, Casey Rawson (Steve), Cory David Held (Alison), Joshua Ryan Bowles (Tyler), Caleb M. Bowles (Lanee) and Jessica Crawford; his great grandchildren, Emerson Rawson, Lincoln Rawson, Evelyn Held and Colton Held; and his siblings, Raymond A. Bowles, Roger Dale Bowles (Louise) and Joyce B. Hicks.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, http://www.stjude.org or to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, http://www.t2t.org.