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Americus “Mack” Boatright

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Americus “Mack” Boatright

Birth
Saline County, Illinois, USA
Death
27 Mar 1961 (aged 88)
Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Americus was the tenth of twelve children born to John A. and Martha Ann (Vinyard) Boatright. He married Cora Jane Blackburn in 1894 and they had six sons: Arvil, Roy E, Lloyd, Leman R., Walter C. and Wilbern.

Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, IL
Marcy 28, 1961

Mack Boatright
Rites in Marion

Funeral services for Mack Boatright, 88, Rt. 2, Marion, will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Wilson Funeral Home of Marion.
The Rev. C. R. Walker and the Rev. L. G. Hartley will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mr. Boatright died at 12:40 p.m. Monday at the home of his niece, Mrs. Marion Parks, where he lived. He was born near Galatia in Saline County Sept. 29, 1872, and was a Marion resident 34 years. He was a retired farmer.
He leaves sons Wilburn, Marion Junior High School principal, Roy, Marion Jefferson School teacher, Leeman of West Frankfort, Walter of Decatur and Lloyd of Joliet; brother, Leonard of Peoria; nine grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Boatright was married to Cora Blackburn in 1895. She died in 1945.
Americus was the tenth of twelve children born to John A. and Martha Ann (Vinyard) Boatright. He married Cora Jane Blackburn in 1894 and they had six sons: Arvil, Roy E, Lloyd, Leman R., Walter C. and Wilbern.

Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, IL
Marcy 28, 1961

Mack Boatright
Rites in Marion

Funeral services for Mack Boatright, 88, Rt. 2, Marion, will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Wilson Funeral Home of Marion.
The Rev. C. R. Walker and the Rev. L. G. Hartley will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mr. Boatright died at 12:40 p.m. Monday at the home of his niece, Mrs. Marion Parks, where he lived. He was born near Galatia in Saline County Sept. 29, 1872, and was a Marion resident 34 years. He was a retired farmer.
He leaves sons Wilburn, Marion Junior High School principal, Roy, Marion Jefferson School teacher, Leeman of West Frankfort, Walter of Decatur and Lloyd of Joliet; brother, Leonard of Peoria; nine grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Boatright was married to Cora Blackburn in 1895. She died in 1945.

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  • Created by: Sharon R.
  • Added: Nov 10, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12302608/americus-boatright: accessed ), memorial page for Americus “Mack” Boatright (29 Sep 1872–27 Mar 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12302608, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Sharon R. (contributor 46795073).