Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL) - Monday, July 22, 2002
Deceased Name: Wilbern Boatright
MOUNT VERNON -- Wilbern Boatright, 89, formerly of Marion, passed away at 9:25 p.m., Friday July 19, 2002, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, at the Meredith- Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. Fred M. Boatright and Dr. Joey Brent officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Marion or the Marion Youth Baseball and Softball Association.
Mr. Boatright worked in the Marion School System for 42 years as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and for nine years as a Jr. High coach.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marion where he was a Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent and Deacon.
His memberships within the education field included being a life member of the NEA and IEA, Retired Teacher Organization, Williamson County Retired Teachers, a member of SIU Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity since 1971, and listed in Who's Who among Educators of the Mid-West. Wilbern was a charter member and past president of the Kiwanis Club in Marion. He originated the gifted program in Marion and originated the baseball program for the youth of Marion sponsored by the Lions Club.
Mr. Boatright was born on Sept. 12, 1912, in Galatia, to Mack and Cora Jane (Blackburn) Boatright.
He married Lorene G. Ozmenton Nov. 1, 1941, in Charleston, Mo., and she preceded him in death on Sept. 7, 1999.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and David Henard of Charleston, and Jan and Bob Steffy of Mount Vernon; six grandchildren, Rachel Seay, Tessa Volle, Frank Henard, Bill Martin, Jr., Mike Martin, and Jeff Steffy; four great grandchildren, Alyssa and Alexis Martin, Hannah Seay, and Audrey Volle; two sisters-in-law, Mary Boatright and Maxine Clayton; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and two infant sisters.
Deceased Name: Wilbern Boatright
MOUNT VERNON -- Wilbern Boatright, 89, formerly of Marion, passed away at 9:25 p.m., Friday July 19, 2002, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, at the Meredith- Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. Fred M. Boatright and Dr. Joey Brent officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Marion or the Marion Youth Baseball and Softball Association.
Mr. Boatright worked in the Marion School System for 42 years as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and for nine years as a Jr. High coach.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marion where he was a Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent and Deacon.
His memberships within the education field included being a life member of the NEA and IEA, Retired Teacher Organization, Williamson County Retired Teachers, a member of SIU Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity since 1971, and listed in Who's Who among Educators of the Mid-West. Wilbern was a charter member and past president of the Kiwanis Club in Marion. He originated the gifted program in Marion and originated the baseball program for the youth of Marion sponsored by the Lions Club.
Mr. Boatright was born on Sept. 12, 1912, in Galatia, to Mack and Cora Jane (Blackburn) Boatright.
He married Lorene G. Ozmenton Nov. 1, 1941, in Charleston, Mo., and she preceded him in death on Sept. 7, 1999.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and David Henard of Charleston, and Jan and Bob Steffy of Mount Vernon; six grandchildren, Rachel Seay, Tessa Volle, Frank Henard, Bill Martin, Jr., Mike Martin, and Jeff Steffy; four great grandchildren, Alyssa and Alexis Martin, Hannah Seay, and Audrey Volle; two sisters-in-law, Mary Boatright and Maxine Clayton; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and two infant sisters.
Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL) - Monday, July 22, 2002
Deceased Name: Wilbern Boatright
MOUNT VERNON -- Wilbern Boatright, 89, formerly of Marion, passed away at 9:25 p.m., Friday July 19, 2002, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, at the Meredith- Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. Fred M. Boatright and Dr. Joey Brent officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Marion or the Marion Youth Baseball and Softball Association.
Mr. Boatright worked in the Marion School System for 42 years as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and for nine years as a Jr. High coach.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marion where he was a Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent and Deacon.
His memberships within the education field included being a life member of the NEA and IEA, Retired Teacher Organization, Williamson County Retired Teachers, a member of SIU Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity since 1971, and listed in Who's Who among Educators of the Mid-West. Wilbern was a charter member and past president of the Kiwanis Club in Marion. He originated the gifted program in Marion and originated the baseball program for the youth of Marion sponsored by the Lions Club.
Mr. Boatright was born on Sept. 12, 1912, in Galatia, to Mack and Cora Jane (Blackburn) Boatright.
He married Lorene G. Ozmenton Nov. 1, 1941, in Charleston, Mo., and she preceded him in death on Sept. 7, 1999.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and David Henard of Charleston, and Jan and Bob Steffy of Mount Vernon; six grandchildren, Rachel Seay, Tessa Volle, Frank Henard, Bill Martin, Jr., Mike Martin, and Jeff Steffy; four great grandchildren, Alyssa and Alexis Martin, Hannah Seay, and Audrey Volle; two sisters-in-law, Mary Boatright and Maxine Clayton; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and two infant sisters.
Deceased Name: Wilbern Boatright
MOUNT VERNON -- Wilbern Boatright, 89, formerly of Marion, passed away at 9:25 p.m., Friday July 19, 2002, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, at the Meredith- Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. Fred M. Boatright and Dr. Joey Brent officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Marion or the Marion Youth Baseball and Softball Association.
Mr. Boatright worked in the Marion School System for 42 years as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and for nine years as a Jr. High coach.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marion where he was a Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent and Deacon.
His memberships within the education field included being a life member of the NEA and IEA, Retired Teacher Organization, Williamson County Retired Teachers, a member of SIU Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity since 1971, and listed in Who's Who among Educators of the Mid-West. Wilbern was a charter member and past president of the Kiwanis Club in Marion. He originated the gifted program in Marion and originated the baseball program for the youth of Marion sponsored by the Lions Club.
Mr. Boatright was born on Sept. 12, 1912, in Galatia, to Mack and Cora Jane (Blackburn) Boatright.
He married Lorene G. Ozmenton Nov. 1, 1941, in Charleston, Mo., and she preceded him in death on Sept. 7, 1999.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and David Henard of Charleston, and Jan and Bob Steffy of Mount Vernon; six grandchildren, Rachel Seay, Tessa Volle, Frank Henard, Bill Martin, Jr., Mike Martin, and Jeff Steffy; four great grandchildren, Alyssa and Alexis Martin, Hannah Seay, and Audrey Volle; two sisters-in-law, Mary Boatright and Maxine Clayton; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and two infant sisters.
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