Eric Dean Dowling

Eric Dean Dowling, age 37, of Brooklyn, MI, passed away. August 20, 2017.  He was born May 6, 1980, in Adrian, MI, the son of Donald Dowling & Linda Slater Parran.  Eric is survived by his parents Donald (Tammi) Dowling and Linda Slater Parran, his twin brother, Joseph Lee (Adrienne) Dowling, step siblings, Jake (Angie) Penzien, Cara (Chad) Binkley and Brad Gerebics, his grandmother, Mabel Dowling. He will also be greatly missed by his nephews, Jason, Aaron and Tanon Dowling and his aunts and uncles, Fred Slater, Sharon (Anthony) Godin, Karen (Felix) Flores, Deanna (Kirk) Baird and Doreen (Patrick) Cheng.  He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Lee Dowling and Gary Slater and grandmother Carol Raymond.  Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, August 25, 2017, at J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, 2959 N. Adrian Hwy, Adrian, MI. Burial will follow in Tipton Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 24, 2017, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and also on Friday from 1:00 PM until the time of service at the J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, Adrian, MI.  www.PurseFuneralHome.com