Submitted by

Ken Gates

 

 

 

 

Della May (Bowling) Bird
December 8, 1932 - October 26, 2007

 

     Della May Bird, 74, of Marlin, entered into rest Friday, October 26, 2007.

     Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 at the First Baptist Church in Marlin, with Reverend Eric Moore officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest cemetery.

     Visitation was held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday at Adams Funeral Home.

     Mrs. Bird was born December 8, 1932 in Union County, New Mexico to William Truman and Della May Bowling. She married Charles Virgil Bird on Oct. 11, 1952 in Dumas, Texas. He preceded her in death on June 28, 1994. She was also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and she enjoyed her family and her church.

     She is survived by three sons: Kendall and wife Pat Bird of Houston, Mark and wife Donna Bird of Murchison, and Gene and wife Dayna Bird of Burleson; three daughters: Nancy Bird of Waco, Charla and husband Bob Herndon of Waco, and Darla Bird of Hillsboro; two sisters: Edna Welch of Fresno, CA and Sarah Bethel of Marion, IL; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.