PROSPERITY - Mary Nell Taylor Boozer, 97, of Prosperity, SC, passed away peacefully on the 13th of January, 2014, at her home. She was the wife of James William "Bill" Boozer, who predeceased her in 2007. They were life partners for 71 ½ years, married August 24, 1935.
Mrs. Boozer was born December 1, 1916, in the Stoney Hill section of Newberry County. She was the only child of the late Dove and Edna Minick Taylor.
Among those surviving to treasure her memory are her three daughters, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Her daughters and sons-in-law are Mary Dove Nichols of Newberry, Wilma and Thomas Nichols and Emily and Larry Lake, of Prosperity. Her grandchildren and their families are Tommy and Tina Nichols of Prosperity, Benjie, Donna, Tyler, Bradley, and Allie Nichols of Winter Springs, Florida, Elizabeth (Nichols), Jonny, Katie, and Emmie Thompson of Lexington, Steven, Ashley, and Alex Lake of Prosperity, David, Paige and Cole Nichols of Newberry, and Stuart, Tracie, and Hayden Lake of Goose Creek.
Also, Mrs. Boozer is survived by a niece Alma Taylor Force of Prosperity. She was predeceased by her son-in-law Bernard Nichols and nephews James and Walter Bowers.
In 1933, Mrs. Boozer, as did her husband Bill, graduated from Stoney Hill High School. In 1935, she graduated from Newberry College with a business degree, which she used throughout her career as a bookkeeper, retiring at the age of 80.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, January 16, 2014, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Prosperity, by the Rev. Jason Schafer. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00- 8:00 pm at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home in Newberry. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC, 29127, or to the Stoney Hill Center Association, c/o Mrs. Catherine Boozer, 360 Holland Boozer Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Mrs. Boozer's five grandsons and her granddaughter's husband will serve as pallbearers. Her granddaughter will be the organist as they honor their grandmother at her funeral service. Honorary pallbearers will be her first cousins.
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PUBLISHED IN THE STATE NEWSPAPER ON JANUARY 14, 2014
Mrs. Boozer was born December 1, 1916, in the Stoney Hill section of Newberry County. She was the only child of the late Dove and Edna Minick Taylor.
Among those surviving to treasure her memory are her three daughters, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Her daughters and sons-in-law are Mary Dove Nichols of Newberry, Wilma and Thomas Nichols and Emily and Larry Lake, of Prosperity. Her grandchildren and their families are Tommy and Tina Nichols of Prosperity, Benjie, Donna, Tyler, Bradley, and Allie Nichols of Winter Springs, Florida, Elizabeth (Nichols), Jonny, Katie, and Emmie Thompson of Lexington, Steven, Ashley, and Alex Lake of Prosperity, David, Paige and Cole Nichols of Newberry, and Stuart, Tracie, and Hayden Lake of Goose Creek.
Also, Mrs. Boozer is survived by a niece Alma Taylor Force of Prosperity. She was predeceased by her son-in-law Bernard Nichols and nephews James and Walter Bowers.
In 1933, Mrs. Boozer, as did her husband Bill, graduated from Stoney Hill High School. In 1935, she graduated from Newberry College with a business degree, which she used throughout her career as a bookkeeper, retiring at the age of 80.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, January 16, 2014, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Prosperity, by the Rev. Jason Schafer. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00- 8:00 pm at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home in Newberry. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC, 29127, or to the Stoney Hill Center Association, c/o Mrs. Catherine Boozer, 360 Holland Boozer Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Mrs. Boozer's five grandsons and her granddaughter's husband will serve as pallbearers. Her granddaughter will be the organist as they honor their grandmother at her funeral service. Honorary pallbearers will be her first cousins.
www.mcswainevans.com
PUBLISHED IN THE STATE NEWSPAPER ON JANUARY 14, 2014
PROSPERITY - Mary Nell Taylor Boozer, 97, of Prosperity, SC, passed away peacefully on the 13th of January, 2014, at her home. She was the wife of James William "Bill" Boozer, who predeceased her in 2007. They were life partners for 71 ½ years, married August 24, 1935.
Mrs. Boozer was born December 1, 1916, in the Stoney Hill section of Newberry County. She was the only child of the late Dove and Edna Minick Taylor.
Among those surviving to treasure her memory are her three daughters, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Her daughters and sons-in-law are Mary Dove Nichols of Newberry, Wilma and Thomas Nichols and Emily and Larry Lake, of Prosperity. Her grandchildren and their families are Tommy and Tina Nichols of Prosperity, Benjie, Donna, Tyler, Bradley, and Allie Nichols of Winter Springs, Florida, Elizabeth (Nichols), Jonny, Katie, and Emmie Thompson of Lexington, Steven, Ashley, and Alex Lake of Prosperity, David, Paige and Cole Nichols of Newberry, and Stuart, Tracie, and Hayden Lake of Goose Creek.
Also, Mrs. Boozer is survived by a niece Alma Taylor Force of Prosperity. She was predeceased by her son-in-law Bernard Nichols and nephews James and Walter Bowers.
In 1933, Mrs. Boozer, as did her husband Bill, graduated from Stoney Hill High School. In 1935, she graduated from Newberry College with a business degree, which she used throughout her career as a bookkeeper, retiring at the age of 80.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, January 16, 2014, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Prosperity, by the Rev. Jason Schafer. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00- 8:00 pm at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home in Newberry. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC, 29127, or to the Stoney Hill Center Association, c/o Mrs. Catherine Boozer, 360 Holland Boozer Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Mrs. Boozer's five grandsons and her granddaughter's husband will serve as pallbearers. Her granddaughter will be the organist as they honor their grandmother at her funeral service. Honorary pallbearers will be her first cousins.
www.mcswainevans.com
PUBLISHED IN THE STATE NEWSPAPER ON JANUARY 14, 2014
Mrs. Boozer was born December 1, 1916, in the Stoney Hill section of Newberry County. She was the only child of the late Dove and Edna Minick Taylor.
Among those surviving to treasure her memory are her three daughters, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Her daughters and sons-in-law are Mary Dove Nichols of Newberry, Wilma and Thomas Nichols and Emily and Larry Lake, of Prosperity. Her grandchildren and their families are Tommy and Tina Nichols of Prosperity, Benjie, Donna, Tyler, Bradley, and Allie Nichols of Winter Springs, Florida, Elizabeth (Nichols), Jonny, Katie, and Emmie Thompson of Lexington, Steven, Ashley, and Alex Lake of Prosperity, David, Paige and Cole Nichols of Newberry, and Stuart, Tracie, and Hayden Lake of Goose Creek.
Also, Mrs. Boozer is survived by a niece Alma Taylor Force of Prosperity. She was predeceased by her son-in-law Bernard Nichols and nephews James and Walter Bowers.
In 1933, Mrs. Boozer, as did her husband Bill, graduated from Stoney Hill High School. In 1935, she graduated from Newberry College with a business degree, which she used throughout her career as a bookkeeper, retiring at the age of 80.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, January 16, 2014, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Prosperity, by the Rev. Jason Schafer. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00- 8:00 pm at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home in Newberry. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC, 29127, or to the Stoney Hill Center Association, c/o Mrs. Catherine Boozer, 360 Holland Boozer Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Mrs. Boozer's five grandsons and her granddaughter's husband will serve as pallbearers. Her granddaughter will be the organist as they honor their grandmother at her funeral service. Honorary pallbearers will be her first cousins.
www.mcswainevans.com
PUBLISHED IN THE STATE NEWSPAPER ON JANUARY 14, 2014
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