Ina A. Bowling, 89, formally of Earle, Arkansas, died on June 19, 2012 in Memphis.

Mrs. Bowling was retired from the United States Postal Service. She was a faithful member of the Earle Baptist Church for sixty years.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard Bowling; one son, Raymond Howard Bowling and her parents, Ola Donald Alexander and Myrtle Lucas. She is survived by one daughter, Bettye Brawley of West Memphis, Arkansas; one brother, O.D. Alexander of Bossier City, Louisiana; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Visitation will take place at Roller Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis on Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. There will be a graveside service on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Arkansas.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Earle Baptist Church, 1515 Second Street, Earle, Arkansas 72331.