Ruth C (Cunningham) Bowlin of Blountville, Sullivan County, TD was born on January 10, 1939 to Ollie (Wagner) Cunningham and Clarence Cunnngham. Ruth Bowlin had siblings Betty June (Cunningham) Pierson, Barbara (Cunningham) Haile, Marian (Cunningham) Alvis, and William "Bill" Cunningham. She married Harold C. Bowlin. She also married Harold C. Bowlin, and they had children Lori (Bowlin) Yeager-Salyer and Amy Lynn (Bowlin) Perry. Ruth Bowlin died at age 64 years old on August 1, 2003.