Roland Leon Bowler

Enterprise, UT- Roland Leon Bowler, 75. On March 31, 2025, in true Roland fashion, he left this world in a theatrical way, doing what he loved on his favorite tractor. He was born on March 19, 1950 in Cedar City Utah to Roland Leon and Pauline Truman Bowler. Roland grew up in Enterprise, spending the summers and after school working on the family farm in Beryl with his dad and brother. During high school he played basketball and participated in FFA. When he was sixteen he started working at Escalante Valley Electric Association, now Dixie Power, with his dad in the summers helping to build the power line from New Castle to Pine Valley. From a young age he had a love for motorcycles, getting his first motorcycle, a Honda Trail 55 when he was 13. He graduated from Enterprise High School in 1968 . He went to one year at Dixie College before serving a church mission to the London, England Mission. He loved his mission and the people he met there. He formed life long relationships with many of the people he met there returning to England for visits and hosting them at his home and showing them the sites of Utah. After finishing his mission he married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Day on July 16, 1971 in the St. George LDS Temple. Together they were blessed with four wonderful children, Collin, Greg, Emily and Lindsey. They were married for 25 years and then divorced. Through the years he worked at the Enterprise CO-OP, the family farm, owned and drove his own truck hauling Potatoes and hay, and ended up working for Dixie Power until his retirement. During this time he became an EMT, becoming an instructor at SUU for 15 years and an EMT tester for the state of Utah. He could fix anything and had an inventors mind. His dream was to restore a 67’ Ford Mustang, his favorite car, which he did. He always loved airplanes and flying. He received his pilots license from Dixie State and loved flying his Ultralight and his remote control airplanes. In 1995 he joined the Heritage Choir and loved singing and traveling with the choir for 21 years. He married his sweetheart, Mary Alice on November 26, 1996 and later sealed on February 12, 2005 in the St. George LDS Temple. They built a home in St. George and lived there until he retired in 2017 when they moved to Enterprise. With this marriage he gained 3 more children, Scott, Nicolette, and Melinda. Roland and Mary enjoyed their time together riding their Kawasaki 1500 all over the country, traveling the world and especially their latest adventure, serving a 3 year church mission as Service Missionaries doing inventory in many LDS Temples all across the United States. He was living his dream serving as a missionary and farming for his son. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he diligently served in every calling he was given. He cherished time with his family most of all. He was bigger than life and if you met him you were his friend for life. He had the biggest heart and would do anything for anyone. He never knew a stranger, only friends he hadn’t met yet. The family is grateful for all of the love and kind words we have received. He is survived by his wife, Mary Alice; his children Collin (LeeAnn), Emily (Ty), Lindsey (Natalie), Scott (Amy), Nicolette (Chris), Melinda (Nick); brother, Brad (Janet) Bowler, sister, Melanie (Mark) Slack, 31 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Greg. A viewing will be held on Monday April 7th 2025 at the Enterprise Stake Center from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 at 11 a.m. with a viewing prior from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Enterprise Stake Center, 80 South Center, Enterprise Utah.

Roland Leon Bowler

March 19, 1950 - March 31, 2025