Veyo, Utah – On November 8, 2015 Heaven gained an amazing man, Richard "Kay" Bowler, 79. He was born December 11, 1935 to Richard Truman Bowler and Helen Chadburn. On February 23, 1957, Kay married the love of his life, Beverly A. Abbott. They had two children, Ila Kay and Kevin. In 1958, Kay was drafted into the armed services were he served two years at Fort Benning, Georgia. In 1960, Kay and Bev moved to Veyo, Utah where they lived for most of their 59 years of marriage. Kay was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved to operate heavy equipment and he had many hobbies. It did not matter if he was hunting, fishing, camping, cutting wood or picking pine nuts, the one thing he loved the most was having his family by his side on his adventures. Kay was a very devoted husband, father, grandfather and he was a friend to everyone he came across. He will be deeply missed. He is survived by his beloved wife, Bev Bowler; his daughter, Ila Kay (Keith) Burgess; son, Kevin (Leslie) Bowler; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sisters: Wilma Leavitt, Mabel Welch, Colleen (Mike) Cannon and Calleen (Art) Durfee. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dick and Helen Bowler; sister, Roma Staheli; and brother, Jack Bowler. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Veyo LDS Chapel, 176 East Center Street, Veyo, Utah. Visitations will be held Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd. and on Friday, prior to services, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel. Interment will be in the Veyo City Cemetery.