Jacqueline Yvonne Stafford Huddleston Bowling, 92, of Paducah (native of Tazewell County,
Virginia) died Sunday, June 5, 2022, at Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky.
She was a member of Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church, a member and past president
of the United Methodist Women of Fountain Avenue and a former kindergarten teacher at The
Fountain Avenue Church Kindergarten and Nursery School. She was a dedicated volunteer at
Mercy-Lourdes Hospital Auxiliary, where she gave 17,000 hours of volunteer service, served two
terms as president and served as chairman of the information desk.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George Edward Bowling, son Mack Melvin Bowling,
daughter Lynda Ellen Bowling, father Edward Easley Stafford, mother Dora Ellen Jones
Huddleston and adoptive father William Pack Huddleston, one brother, Jack Alvin Stafford and
one stepsister, Betty Huddleston Kell.
Survivors include two sons William Edward Bowling “Bill” (Debbie) and George Randolph
Bowling “Randy” (Sue) of Paducah, five grandchildren Courtney Spencer (Jonathan), Ashley York
(Russell), Christin Wadley (Thomas), Brittany Bowling (Nick) and Sarah Bowling, one step
grandson Justin Williams (Cindy), seven great-grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at a later date at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield,
Virginia.
Lindsey Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of arrangements.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the Lourdes Auxiliary in memory of Jackie Bowling,
Mercy Health-Lourdes Auxiliary, 1530 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, Kentucky 42001.
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