George Edward "Buck" Boothe, Sr. was born in Abbs Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia on a frosty morning on December 9, 1949 in the home of his parents, William Edward "Ed" and Bessie Frances Salyers Boothe. He went to be with the Lord on the dark night of July 19, 2002 after lying down to sleep beside his wife, Roxanna Schrader Boothe, in their home in Marion, Va.
George was the ninth child of a ten child family. He had brothers, Earnest William, Claude Junior, Charlie Alvin and Clyde. His sisters were Frances Noralee, Virginia Pauline, Adaline "Anilou," Opal Arevilla, and Hazel.
He was the grandson of William Leicester Price Boothe and Ocie Salyers Boothe and George Thomas Salyers and Sarah Katherine Austin Salyers.
At his death at 52 years of age, George had led a rounded life. He attended Pocahontas High School, then after a family move from Pocahontas to Falls Mills, Va., he attended Graham High School. He attended college in Illinois when he returned from serving as a Marine in the Vietnam War.
When his sister, Hazel, married and moved to Illinois, he decided that was the place for him and off he went on a new adventure. He held various jobs in Illinois before he decided that he wanted to serve his country to help in the Vietnam Conflict so he joined the Marines. He was in the 2nd Bn 7th Marine Division and their motto was "Ready for Anything and Counting on Nothing." George took that motto to heart. His military record reveals he earned two purple hearts, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal w/1960 Device, Republic of vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Civil Action Color w/Palm and Frame) Ribbon Bar and the National Defense Service Medal.
After the war, he came back to the states to find the citizens had no appreciation of his service, but rather held the military officers who fought in the Vietnam Conflict in low regard. This was thanks to the propaganda being spread all over the country by Jane Fonda and John Kerry about the soldiers who fought in Vietnam. He had difficulty finding a job anywhere, but he never gave up. He found the woman of his dreams in Illinois and married Roxanna Schrader (July 24, 1970). He signed up for college and took classes using the program established for veterans. He worked several jobs and soon became a Dad to his daughter, Rebecca. His sister, Hazel, had moved to South Carolina after he went into the Marines so he moved to South Carolina with his family. In South Carolina, not only did he find employment, he and his wife Roxanna found Christ at First Baptist Church in Goose Creek, S. C. Everything seemed to come together once they found Christ. George heard of the "housing boom" in Florida and since he and his brother in law, Jerry Armentrout, Hazel's husband, knew a lot about building, the families packed up and headed to Florida. The work was hard and the days were long, but the goals for the family were getting achieved. Before long, George and Roxanna were blessed with two more children, George Edward Boothe, Jr. and Pauline Michelle.
While George had adventures, his parents were growing older and he was concerned about them being taken care of so he moved his family to Marion, Va. His thinking was that he could live near and help with their needs and make a living. He and his wife, Roxanna, started their own business, RLB, Contracting and ran that for several years. Later, he joined the firm of Service Contracting of Va., Inc. in Dublin, Va. and that was the company he was working for when he passed away.
In 1991, George lost his Mother in January and his Dad in May and he was instrumental in getting with his relatives and starting a "Planning Committee" for the beginning of the "Boothe Salyers Reunion." In July 1991, the Boothe Salyers Reunion became a reality. George served as President of the reunion for several years and was the President when he passed away. He truly believed in God and Family and felt if a person remembers their roots and the scriptures, they will not stray far from either. God picked a SPECIAL flower from our family when he called for George to come home, but we know that Heaven is brighter because George is there and he is with the rest of the family awaiting us all when we get to the "Big Reunion."
Over 40 years after George's service to his Country, and over 10 years after George's death, on Feb. 7, 2013, George's sister, Hazel, received an official certificate from the President of the United States, Barrack Obama, in memory of George and recognizing that his Nation is grateful for his service to the Country. It is sad that George did not live to see this acknowledgement, but it is good that the certificate finally came. George's wife, Roxanna, his children and grand children and his surviving three siblings, Nora, Opal and Hazel, now know his Country has acknowledged his service in the Vietnam Conflict.
George was the ninth child of a ten child family. He had brothers, Earnest William, Claude Junior, Charlie Alvin and Clyde. His sisters were Frances Noralee, Virginia Pauline, Adaline "Anilou," Opal Arevilla, and Hazel.
He was the grandson of William Leicester Price Boothe and Ocie Salyers Boothe and George Thomas Salyers and Sarah Katherine Austin Salyers.
At his death at 52 years of age, George had led a rounded life. He attended Pocahontas High School, then after a family move from Pocahontas to Falls Mills, Va., he attended Graham High School. He attended college in Illinois when he returned from serving as a Marine in the Vietnam War.
When his sister, Hazel, married and moved to Illinois, he decided that was the place for him and off he went on a new adventure. He held various jobs in Illinois before he decided that he wanted to serve his country to help in the Vietnam Conflict so he joined the Marines. He was in the 2nd Bn 7th Marine Division and their motto was "Ready for Anything and Counting on Nothing." George took that motto to heart. His military record reveals he earned two purple hearts, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal w/1960 Device, Republic of vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Civil Action Color w/Palm and Frame) Ribbon Bar and the National Defense Service Medal.
After the war, he came back to the states to find the citizens had no appreciation of his service, but rather held the military officers who fought in the Vietnam Conflict in low regard. This was thanks to the propaganda being spread all over the country by Jane Fonda and John Kerry about the soldiers who fought in Vietnam. He had difficulty finding a job anywhere, but he never gave up. He found the woman of his dreams in Illinois and married Roxanna Schrader (July 24, 1970). He signed up for college and took classes using the program established for veterans. He worked several jobs and soon became a Dad to his daughter, Rebecca. His sister, Hazel, had moved to South Carolina after he went into the Marines so he moved to South Carolina with his family. In South Carolina, not only did he find employment, he and his wife Roxanna found Christ at First Baptist Church in Goose Creek, S. C. Everything seemed to come together once they found Christ. George heard of the "housing boom" in Florida and since he and his brother in law, Jerry Armentrout, Hazel's husband, knew a lot about building, the families packed up and headed to Florida. The work was hard and the days were long, but the goals for the family were getting achieved. Before long, George and Roxanna were blessed with two more children, George Edward Boothe, Jr. and Pauline Michelle.
While George had adventures, his parents were growing older and he was concerned about them being taken care of so he moved his family to Marion, Va. His thinking was that he could live near and help with their needs and make a living. He and his wife, Roxanna, started their own business, RLB, Contracting and ran that for several years. Later, he joined the firm of Service Contracting of Va., Inc. in Dublin, Va. and that was the company he was working for when he passed away.
In 1991, George lost his Mother in January and his Dad in May and he was instrumental in getting with his relatives and starting a "Planning Committee" for the beginning of the "Boothe Salyers Reunion." In July 1991, the Boothe Salyers Reunion became a reality. George served as President of the reunion for several years and was the President when he passed away. He truly believed in God and Family and felt if a person remembers their roots and the scriptures, they will not stray far from either. God picked a SPECIAL flower from our family when he called for George to come home, but we know that Heaven is brighter because George is there and he is with the rest of the family awaiting us all when we get to the "Big Reunion."
Over 40 years after George's service to his Country, and over 10 years after George's death, on Feb. 7, 2013, George's sister, Hazel, received an official certificate from the President of the United States, Barrack Obama, in memory of George and recognizing that his Nation is grateful for his service to the Country. It is sad that George did not live to see this acknowledgement, but it is good that the certificate finally came. George's wife, Roxanna, his children and grand children and his surviving three siblings, Nora, Opal and Hazel, now know his Country has acknowledged his service in the Vietnam Conflict.
George Edward "Buck" Boothe, Sr. was born in Abbs Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia on a frosty morning on December 9, 1949 in the home of his parents, William Edward "Ed" and Bessie Frances Salyers Boothe. He went to be with the Lord on the dark night of July 19, 2002 after lying down to sleep beside his wife, Roxanna Schrader Boothe, in their home in Marion, Va.
George was the ninth child of a ten child family. He had brothers, Earnest William, Claude Junior, Charlie Alvin and Clyde. His sisters were Frances Noralee, Virginia Pauline, Adaline "Anilou," Opal Arevilla, and Hazel.
He was the grandson of William Leicester Price Boothe and Ocie Salyers Boothe and George Thomas Salyers and Sarah Katherine Austin Salyers.
At his death at 52 years of age, George had led a rounded life. He attended Pocahontas High School, then after a family move from Pocahontas to Falls Mills, Va., he attended Graham High School. He attended college in Illinois when he returned from serving as a Marine in the Vietnam War.
When his sister, Hazel, married and moved to Illinois, he decided that was the place for him and off he went on a new adventure. He held various jobs in Illinois before he decided that he wanted to serve his country to help in the Vietnam Conflict so he joined the Marines. He was in the 2nd Bn 7th Marine Division and their motto was "Ready for Anything and Counting on Nothing." George took that motto to heart. His military record reveals he earned two purple hearts, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal w/1960 Device, Republic of vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Civil Action Color w/Palm and Frame) Ribbon Bar and the National Defense Service Medal.
After the war, he came back to the states to find the citizens had no appreciation of his service, but rather held the military officers who fought in the Vietnam Conflict in low regard. This was thanks to the propaganda being spread all over the country by Jane Fonda and John Kerry about the soldiers who fought in Vietnam. He had difficulty finding a job anywhere, but he never gave up. He found the woman of his dreams in Illinois and married Roxanna Schrader (July 24, 1970). He signed up for college and took classes using the program established for veterans. He worked several jobs and soon became a Dad to his daughter, Rebecca. His sister, Hazel, had moved to South Carolina after he went into the Marines so he moved to South Carolina with his family. In South Carolina, not only did he find employment, he and his wife Roxanna found Christ at First Baptist Church in Goose Creek, S. C. Everything seemed to come together once they found Christ. George heard of the "housing boom" in Florida and since he and his brother in law, Jerry Armentrout, Hazel's husband, knew a lot about building, the families packed up and headed to Florida. The work was hard and the days were long, but the goals for the family were getting achieved. Before long, George and Roxanna were blessed with two more children, George Edward Boothe, Jr. and Pauline Michelle.
While George had adventures, his parents were growing older and he was concerned about them being taken care of so he moved his family to Marion, Va. His thinking was that he could live near and help with their needs and make a living. He and his wife, Roxanna, started their own business, RLB, Contracting and ran that for several years. Later, he joined the firm of Service Contracting of Va., Inc. in Dublin, Va. and that was the company he was working for when he passed away.
In 1991, George lost his Mother in January and his Dad in May and he was instrumental in getting with his relatives and starting a "Planning Committee" for the beginning of the "Boothe Salyers Reunion." In July 1991, the Boothe Salyers Reunion became a reality. George served as President of the reunion for several years and was the President when he passed away. He truly believed in God and Family and felt if a person remembers their roots and the scriptures, they will not stray far from either. God picked a SPECIAL flower from our family when he called for George to come home, but we know that Heaven is brighter because George is there and he is with the rest of the family awaiting us all when we get to the "Big Reunion."
Over 40 years after George's service to his Country, and over 10 years after George's death, on Feb. 7, 2013, George's sister, Hazel, received an official certificate from the President of the United States, Barrack Obama, in memory of George and recognizing that his Nation is grateful for his service to the Country. It is sad that George did not live to see this acknowledgement, but it is good that the certificate finally came. George's wife, Roxanna, his children and grand children and his surviving three siblings, Nora, Opal and Hazel, now know his Country has acknowledged his service in the Vietnam Conflict.
George was the ninth child of a ten child family. He had brothers, Earnest William, Claude Junior, Charlie Alvin and Clyde. His sisters were Frances Noralee, Virginia Pauline, Adaline "Anilou," Opal Arevilla, and Hazel.
He was the grandson of William Leicester Price Boothe and Ocie Salyers Boothe and George Thomas Salyers and Sarah Katherine Austin Salyers.
At his death at 52 years of age, George had led a rounded life. He attended Pocahontas High School, then after a family move from Pocahontas to Falls Mills, Va., he attended Graham High School. He attended college in Illinois when he returned from serving as a Marine in the Vietnam War.
When his sister, Hazel, married and moved to Illinois, he decided that was the place for him and off he went on a new adventure. He held various jobs in Illinois before he decided that he wanted to serve his country to help in the Vietnam Conflict so he joined the Marines. He was in the 2nd Bn 7th Marine Division and their motto was "Ready for Anything and Counting on Nothing." George took that motto to heart. His military record reveals he earned two purple hearts, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal w/1960 Device, Republic of vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Civil Action Color w/Palm and Frame) Ribbon Bar and the National Defense Service Medal.
After the war, he came back to the states to find the citizens had no appreciation of his service, but rather held the military officers who fought in the Vietnam Conflict in low regard. This was thanks to the propaganda being spread all over the country by Jane Fonda and John Kerry about the soldiers who fought in Vietnam. He had difficulty finding a job anywhere, but he never gave up. He found the woman of his dreams in Illinois and married Roxanna Schrader (July 24, 1970). He signed up for college and took classes using the program established for veterans. He worked several jobs and soon became a Dad to his daughter, Rebecca. His sister, Hazel, had moved to South Carolina after he went into the Marines so he moved to South Carolina with his family. In South Carolina, not only did he find employment, he and his wife Roxanna found Christ at First Baptist Church in Goose Creek, S. C. Everything seemed to come together once they found Christ. George heard of the "housing boom" in Florida and since he and his brother in law, Jerry Armentrout, Hazel's husband, knew a lot about building, the families packed up and headed to Florida. The work was hard and the days were long, but the goals for the family were getting achieved. Before long, George and Roxanna were blessed with two more children, George Edward Boothe, Jr. and Pauline Michelle.
While George had adventures, his parents were growing older and he was concerned about them being taken care of so he moved his family to Marion, Va. His thinking was that he could live near and help with their needs and make a living. He and his wife, Roxanna, started their own business, RLB, Contracting and ran that for several years. Later, he joined the firm of Service Contracting of Va., Inc. in Dublin, Va. and that was the company he was working for when he passed away.
In 1991, George lost his Mother in January and his Dad in May and he was instrumental in getting with his relatives and starting a "Planning Committee" for the beginning of the "Boothe Salyers Reunion." In July 1991, the Boothe Salyers Reunion became a reality. George served as President of the reunion for several years and was the President when he passed away. He truly believed in God and Family and felt if a person remembers their roots and the scriptures, they will not stray far from either. God picked a SPECIAL flower from our family when he called for George to come home, but we know that Heaven is brighter because George is there and he is with the rest of the family awaiting us all when we get to the "Big Reunion."
Over 40 years after George's service to his Country, and over 10 years after George's death, on Feb. 7, 2013, George's sister, Hazel, received an official certificate from the President of the United States, Barrack Obama, in memory of George and recognizing that his Nation is grateful for his service to the Country. It is sad that George did not live to see this acknowledgement, but it is good that the certificate finally came. George's wife, Roxanna, his children and grand children and his surviving three siblings, Nora, Opal and Hazel, now know his Country has acknowledged his service in the Vietnam Conflict.
Inscription
Symbol of the Cross
Cpl US Marine Corps
Vietnam
Purple Heart
