Mary Dianne Bowlin

Published 12:01 am Friday, February 24, 2017

March 30, 1947 – Feb. 20, 2017

MEADVILLE — Services for Mary Dianne Bowlin, 69, who died Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at St. Dominic Medical Center in Jackson, surrounded by her family and left this life behind to spend eternity with her savior, Jesus Christ, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Siloam Baptist Church in Meadville with the Rev. Guy DeMars and the Rev. Rusty Bowlin officiating.
Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of Franklin Funeral Home in Meadville.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Bowlin was born March 30, 1947, in McComb, the daughter of Dan Westbrook and Mary Bilbo Westbrook.
She was a homemaker, faithful pastor’s wife, amazing mother and grandmother and precious friend.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Rusty Bowlin of Flowood; one daughter, Cindy and husband, Guy, of Dakar, Senegal; grandchildren, Derrick and Amber DeMars of Auburn, Ala., and Ben and Erin Austin of Petal; one sister, Janell Thornton of Smithdale; sister and brother-in-law, Toby and Jane Jones of Bogue Chitto; and a number of nephews, nieces, other family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Derrick DeMars, Ben Austin, Paul Carlin, Toby Jones, James Etheridge and Grady Fleming.
The family requests flowers be sent to Franklin Funeral Home.
Memorials include donations for colorectal cancer research with the American Cancer Society at cancer.org/involved/donate/memorial-giving.html or the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering of the International Mission Board at imb.org/give/
Online condolences may be sent to franklinfh.com.