Boggess, William ""Tell"

Passed: 1994-03-15

Age: 95

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice: 1994-03-23

Obituary Date:

Information: William ""Tell"" Boggess, 95, of Kenna, died March 15, 1994, at home after a long illness.  He was owner-operator of B & M Market, Sissonville, for 12 years and rural postal carrier with 30 years of service.  He was a member of Fisher Chapel United Methodist Church, Romance.  He was a lifelong resident of Jackson County.  He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tempest G. Boggess, who died January 14.  Surviving:  wife, Wilma Harrison Boggess; half-sister, Frona Davis of Dunbar; grandchildren, Sherry Miller and Melanie Johnson, both of Kenna, Terry Boggess of Lewisburg; six great-grandchildren.  Service was Friday at Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Pocatalico, with the Rev. Kenny Irvine and the Rev. Jack Parsons officiating.  Burial was in Floral Hills Gardens of Memories, Sissonville.