Mr. Dowling was born March 6, 1929, in Earlsboro, Okla. He was one of
Jehovah's Witnesses and served as an elder in local congregations. He
owned and operated a television repair service for many years as well as
several other businesses over the years.
Survivors include his wife, Lucyna; two daughters, Margie Sims and
Ellen Johnson, both of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Diana Horton of Amarillo;
a stepson, Keith Boyd of Amarillo; two sisters, Otheda Kinnikin of
Mesquite and Kathryn Warren of Exeter, Mo.; three brothers, Kenneth
Dowling of Sedona, Ariz., Rex Dowling of Amarillo and Jim Dowling of
Springfield, Mo.; two grandsons; and a granddaughter.