Jerry H. Dowling 74 came to the end of his earthly journey and into the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Christmas morning December 25th with his loving family by his side. He fought a courageous battle for over nine months with Stage IV Melanoma. He was a man of great Christian Faith who had no fear of earthly death. He was a very devoted and loving husband father son brother grandfather great-grandfather uncle cousin and friend. He always put his family before himself. He was a lifelong resident of Daytona Beach and graduated in 1954 from Mainland High School. He remained a loyal Mainland sports fan even though his local grandchildren graduated from Seabreeze and he attended both Mainland and Seabreeze games up until the spring of 2010. He enjoyed spending time with his family going to see the Mainland basketball team in playoffs in Lakeland with his friends college sports especially the Florida Gators the beach taking the family to Disney World reading and listening to music. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a dedicated mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service for 43 years. Jerry was also a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church South Daytona FL. He was predeceased by his parents Claude and Cuba Dowling. Survivors include his loving wife of 47 years Sylvia Simmons Dowling of Daytona Beach FL; three daughters Sandi Dowling Widmaier (husband Woody) of Jacksonville FL; April Dowling Nolan (husband Glen) of Ormond Beach FL; and Reagan Dowling Hicken (husband Dan) of Jacksonville FL; one sister Linda Dowling Hubbard of Port Orange FL; grandchildren Matt Widmaier (wife Jenny) of Atlanta GA Justin Widmaier of Jacksonville FL Shelby DeLosh of Ormond Beach FL Brooks Dowling Hicken of Jacksonville FL Danielle Hicken and Drew Hicken both of Jacksonville FL; and one great-grand-daughter Charlotte Ann Widmaier of Atlanta GA. Services will be held at Lohman Funeral Home 733 W. Granada Boulevard Ormond Beach. Visitation with the family will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Saturday January 1 2011. Celebration of Jerry's life will also be at Lohman's Ormond Beach on Sunday January 2 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Pastor David Schillinger of Holy Cross Lutheran Church will conduct the service. Donations may be sent to Holy Cross Lutheran Church 724 Big Tree Road South Daytona FL 32119 or to Halifax Health Hospice of Volusia/Flagler 3800 Woodbriar Trail Port Orange FL 32129. Condolences for the family may be shared at www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com