Elizabeth "Betty" Catherine Bowling

Elizabeth "Betty" Catherine (King) Bowling, 74, of Seekonk, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 25, 2018 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, MA. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth "Ken" Bowling, who died one year earlier on May 27, 2017.Born on June 3, 1943 in Central Falls, RI, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Leona (Grosch) King.Betty worked for ten years as a Data Entry Clerk for Calibre, before retiring. Before living in Seekonk, she had been a resident of South Attleboro, MA for more than twenty years.Betty was a warm, caring, and creative woman who loved arts and crafts, especially sewing and crocheting. She enjoyed collecting dolls, watching baseball and her favorite television shows: Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune; and held a special place in her heart for her pet dogs over the years. More than anything, Betty loved being with her family: her cherished daughter and grandchildren.She was the loving mother of Kimberly E. (Bowling) Lima and her companion, Michael R. Chase, of Seekonk, MA; and the adoring grandmother of Raquel E. Lima and Shantel K. Lima. Betty was the sister of William King and his wife, Rita King, of South Attleboro, MA; and Paul King of Warwick, RI. She was the aunt of Linda King, William King Jr., Theresa King, and Christine Brown, and leaves her special niece-in-law, Melissa Clark of Providence, RI. She leaves her granddaughter's father, Luis T. Lima of Attleboro, MA.Friends and family are cordially invited to honor and remember Betty by gathering for a Visitation on Friday, June 1, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the "Memorial Chapel" of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro, MA, immediately followed by a Funeral Service at 6:00 p.m. at Dyer-Lake Funeral Home.Burial will be on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA, at which time Betty will be laid to rest alongside her dear late husband, Kenneth. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Betty's name to The American Lung Association, 1661 Worcester Road, Suite 301 Framingham, MA 01701, or at www.lungne.org.For additional information or to send the family a written expression of sympathy, please visit an online guest book at www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com . Arrangements are under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro. (508) 695-0200