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Ashby Nickell Boulware

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Ashby Nickell Boulware

Birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Death
1 Jan 2019 (aged 77–78)
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.4819861, Longitude: -86.8453833
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Ashby Nickell Boulware was born on February 10, 1941 in Birmingham, Alabama.

He attended Mountain Brook Elementary School and Marion Military Institute where he served as Regimental Commander.

He was a member of Alpha Sigma Delta and Phi Gamma Delta fraternities. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science - Pre-med. Mr. Boulware served in the United States Army as an Infantry Captain and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. His personal decorations include The Bronze Star Medal with "V" for Heroism, The Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

Mr. Boulware's heart was in the nonprofit sector, where he served in many capacities at Goodwill Industries, Easter Seals, and ultimately retiring from United Ability, formerly United Cerebral Palsy of Birmingham. He served as the founding Director of "Gone For Good" document destruction, which provides meaningful employment for over 100 adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. He was a member of Independent Presbyterian Church and an avid outdoorsman who spent 25 years as a proud Boy Scout Leader for Troop 320. He volunteered at the Birmingham VA for several years in retirement.

Mr. Boulware was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Irene Hall Boulware (1911-1969) & Dr. Thomas Mendenhall Boulware (1903 - 1991). Also preceded by Half Sibling Molly Rae Boulware (1956-1981).

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Francislee Martin Boulware, his children Ashby Boulware II (Leashaun), Thomas Boulware IV (Susie), William Boulware (Kerry,) and Leesel Boulware Todsen (Matt), nine grandchildren - Annalise, Hall, Brayden, Lindley Kate, Ellie, Hollan, Bennett, Chase, and Collier, sister Zoe Anne Zobel (Jim) of Clayton, GA, brothers Thomas M. Boulware (Mary Gene) and Walter Mark Boulware (Leisha).

Funeral services will be conducted at eleven o'clock in the morning on Monday, the 6th of January at Ridout's Valley Chapel with burial to follow, via escorted cortege, in Birmingham's historic Elmwood Cemetery.

Grave Photo by Kitty Walker Lennard
Ashby Nickell Boulware was born on February 10, 1941 in Birmingham, Alabama.

He attended Mountain Brook Elementary School and Marion Military Institute where he served as Regimental Commander.

He was a member of Alpha Sigma Delta and Phi Gamma Delta fraternities. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science - Pre-med. Mr. Boulware served in the United States Army as an Infantry Captain and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. His personal decorations include The Bronze Star Medal with "V" for Heroism, The Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

Mr. Boulware's heart was in the nonprofit sector, where he served in many capacities at Goodwill Industries, Easter Seals, and ultimately retiring from United Ability, formerly United Cerebral Palsy of Birmingham. He served as the founding Director of "Gone For Good" document destruction, which provides meaningful employment for over 100 adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. He was a member of Independent Presbyterian Church and an avid outdoorsman who spent 25 years as a proud Boy Scout Leader for Troop 320. He volunteered at the Birmingham VA for several years in retirement.

Mr. Boulware was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Irene Hall Boulware (1911-1969) & Dr. Thomas Mendenhall Boulware (1903 - 1991). Also preceded by Half Sibling Molly Rae Boulware (1956-1981).

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Francislee Martin Boulware, his children Ashby Boulware II (Leashaun), Thomas Boulware IV (Susie), William Boulware (Kerry,) and Leesel Boulware Todsen (Matt), nine grandchildren - Annalise, Hall, Brayden, Lindley Kate, Ellie, Hollan, Bennett, Chase, and Collier, sister Zoe Anne Zobel (Jim) of Clayton, GA, brothers Thomas M. Boulware (Mary Gene) and Walter Mark Boulware (Leisha).

Funeral services will be conducted at eleven o'clock in the morning on Monday, the 6th of January at Ridout's Valley Chapel with burial to follow, via escorted cortege, in Birmingham's historic Elmwood Cemetery.

Grave Photo by Kitty Walker Lennard


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