Shep's Place Family Tree

Mrs. Boggs Rites Slated

Della Elizabeth Boggs, 75, of 1159 Second Ave., died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at her home. She had been in failing health the past three years.
Mrs. Boggs was a former employee of the Gallipolis State Institute. She retired in November, 1962.
She was born Dec. 10, 1895, in Clay Twp., daughter of the late William and Anna Henry Hazlett.
She married Leslie Boggs on April 30, 1934, in Gallipolis. He preceded her in death in December, 1949.
Mrs. Boggs is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Bryan, Dayton, and Mrs. Sara Leach, Catawba, Ohio. Five brothers and one foster brother, Clive Cottrell preceded her in death.
One brother and one sister died in infancy. One foster brother, Arthur Cottrell, Pompa Beach, Fla., survives.
She spent all her life in Gallia County. She was a member of the Elizabeth Chapel Church.
Mrs. Boggs attended the Gallipolis Nazarene Church. She was a member of the VFW Auxillary.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Rev. Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home between 2-4 and 7 -9 p.m. on Friday.
Pallbearers will be Bill Urwin, John Houck, Emmett Halley, Floyd Rife, Jack Rathburn and Jack Simms.