July 20, 2006

OBITUARIES

Hobert Boggs Jr.

Rev. Hobert Boggs Jr. of Springfield died Friday, July 14, in his residence. He was 75. He was born Dec. 18, 1930, in New Boston, Ohio, to Hobert N. and Herma Louise (Jackson) Boggs.

Hobert retired as a supervisor with Vernay Laboratories after 30 plus years of service. He was pastor of Chapel of Prayer Christian Center and a United States Army Korean War veteran.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marjorie A. (Ballinger) Boggs; four children and their spouses, Robert L. and Cynthia Boggs, South Vienna, Ohio, Debi and Mark Fent, Thomas E. Boggs, Springfield, and Dana and Richard Neff, Virginia; 11 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Jane Boggs, Springfield; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 19, in the Conroy Funeral Home with burial in Ferncliff Cemetery.

Bill Preis memorial

A memorial service for Bill Preis, in care of the Yellow Springs Friends Meeting, will be held Saturday, July 22, at 2 p.m., at the Glen Helen Building. Preis died on May 30.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45420.

Correction:
In the July 6 obituary for Margaret E. Price of Yellow Springs, who passed away Friday, June 30, some of the survivors’ names were omitted. The omitted names were of grandchildren Terri and John Paulaskas and Chris and Pat Moore.