Grace Bowling King

Mrs. King was born March 8, 1927 in Hyden, Kentucky to the late Wayne Wright Bowling and Sally Maggard Bowling. Grace was born and raised in Kentucky to coal mining family. She moved to Brunswick County as a teenager where she settled, married, and raised her family. At the time of her passing, Grace was the oldest living member of Antioch Baptist Church; she sang in the choir for many years. She worked 30 years at Blake Builder's Supply and Pelican Building Center in Southport. Her passions included fishing, gardening, and flying.

Survivors include a son, Gregory Garner; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; 26 nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces, great nephews, and several extended family members.

She was preceded in death by her first husband Wesley Garner, her second husband Silas King; a son James Leon Garner; a daughter, Patricia Ann Garner; three brothers, Carl Bowling, Jesse Bowling, and Hubert Bowling; and three sisters, Hazel B. Cecil, Nell B. Lewis, and Mary Alice B. Fields.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church. Reverend Brian Raleigh and Reverend Charles A. Drew will officiate the service. Burial will follow the service in the Bowling Family Cemetery in Bolivia. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Garner, Shane Garner, Timothy Gescat, Stuart Gescat, Bryan Garner, and Evan Gescat.

The family will have visitation on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Peacock - Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service in Southport.

Online condolences may be made at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com.

Peacock - Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, North Carolina.