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.