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Portrait of Molly & Larry Bowlin
Larry & Molly Bowlin

Molly & Larry Bowlin

December 30, 1938
St. Charles Cemetery · St. Charles, Iowa
Life story

Larry and Molly Marsh Bowlin lived a full life with their three children on their farm West of Indianola on Highway 92. Larry (son of Raymond and Wilma Bowlin all of Indianola) met Molly Marsh (daughter of Bruce and Winnie Marsh of St. Charles) at the Indianola Skating Rink. They were married on February 15, 1957 at the Church of Christ in St. Charles. Together they raised three children, Michael DeWayne (b. 1957), Mark Daniel (b. 1963) and Dani Rae (b. 1968).

Visit their obituaries at:

Larry: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/desmoinesregister/name/larry-bowlin-obituary?id=7574245

Molly: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/desmoinesregister/name/molly-bowlin-obituary?id=11970541

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The world Molly knew

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1938
Born December 30
1939
Molly was 1 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Molly was 7 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1959
Molly was 21 when Barbie made her debut
1963
Molly was 25 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1971
Molly was 33 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Molly was 51 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1995
Molly was 57 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Molly was 67 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2017
Molly was 79 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Molly was 84 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
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