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Beverly Bodell
Beverly Ruth Bodell, age 77, of Cove, Arkansas, formerly of Eaton Rapids, passed away June 27, 2007 in Arkansas. Beverly was born in St. Joseph County, Indiana, the daughter of Floyd and Martha (Martins) Athony
She was a former member of the American Red Cross, foster parent to 53 babies and volunteer at Lansing General Hospital.
Beverly was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Wallace; and son, Dennis Bodell (1999).
She is survived by one daughter, Marilyn (Thomas) Baker of AR; son, Wallace J.R. (Cherry) Bodell of Albion; five grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; and aunt, Janette Joseph of Nashville.
Services were held June 3, 2007 at the Shelly-Odell Funeral Home, 518 S. Main, Eaton Rapids and interment followed at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lansing.
Dale Boggs
Burr Dale Boggs, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., formerly of Kentwood, was born Dec. 31, 1959 in Michigan and went to be with the Lord May 18, 2007 in Fountain Valley, Calif. He was 47 years old.
Dale was most recently a General Manager at the Michigan Packaging Company, where he worked for 26 years but had moved to California with his wife and two youngest sons to pursue their dream of owning their own business.
Dale was preceded in death by his father, Franklin “Burr” Boggs.
Dale will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 17 years, Dorenda Boggs; daughters, Layla Sever and Lila Boggs; sons, Benjamin Boggs, Darion Boggs and Davion Boggs; mother, Fay Boggs; sisters, Anita Wheaton, Diane Newsome and Merry Reading; brother, Pat Boggs and grandchildren, Hailey, Tristen and Odin. Graveside services were held in California and memorial services were held on May 26 at the Shelly-Odell Funeral Home, Eaton Rapids.
Allan Boilore
Allan Earl Boilore, 65, of Alanson, passed away Friday, July 6, 2007. Allan was born Aug. 10, 1941 in Alpena, the son of Earl and Rosalie (Homant) Boilore.
He was a 1963 graduate of Michigan State University, earning a BA in Business Administration, and after graduation, owned and operated his company, Professional Consultants, Inc., in Lansing, until his retirement. He married Ilona Lackner on April 13, 1991 in East Lansing.
Allan was an avid outdoorsman and conservationist, enjoying hunting, fishing, boating, skiing, and was a member of several outdoor/conservationist organizations. He served on The Foster Care Review Board of the Michigan Supreme Court, and served as past president of the Society of Professional Business Consultants.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his sister, Karen Boilore.
Surviving are his wife Ilona; a daughter, Karen Abdella of Clawson; three sons, Brad (Lisa) Boilore of Traverse City, David (Melissa) Boilore of Owosso, and Jeff (Arlene) Boilore of Eaton Rapids; and five grandchildren, Nick, Sally, Kalon, Brevin, and Alex.
Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, July 10 at the Cross in the Woods Catholic Church in Indian River with Rev. Paul Pare' officiating; burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Alpena.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alpena Cancer Center (1501 W. Chisholm St. Alpena, MI. 49707), and the LUNGevity Foundation (2421 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL. 60614).
William Bone
William David “Dave” Bone Jr., 66 of Charlotte, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 at the Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing. Mr. Bone was born Nov. 2, 1940 in Memphis, TN, the son of William David Sr. and Edna (Tomlinson) Bone.
He had been in the Lansing and Charlotte area since the age of four. He served in the United States Navy in the late 50’s and early 60’s and had been a Tinsmith in Skilled Trades at Fisher Body. He was a proud member of the UAW and the NRA and was an avid sportsman, hunter and fisherman. He married his sweetheart, Judith M. Gladding, on his birthday in 1963 and she survives him.
He is also survived by sons, Jeffrey D. (Cheryl) Bone of Holt, Stephen L. (Amy) Bone of South Lyon; daughter, Jennifer L. (Tod) Slack of Lansing; 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
A memorial service was held Sept. 24, 2007 at Pray Funeral Home in Charlotte with Rev. Rich Mitterling officiating.
Eulalie Pearl Bosworth
Eulaie Pearl Bosworth, 93, Mulliken, passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 at Tendercare West in Lansing. She was born July 1, 1913 in Lake Odessa, the daughter of Ray and Myrtie Candace (Lovell) Welch.
Eulalie graduated from Lake Odessa High School, went to college in Ypsilanti, and later earned her Master’s degree from MSU (Go Green). She married John Lewis Bosworth, and the couple celebrated 50 years of marriage. John and Eulalie lived most of their life on a farm in Mulliken. She taught school for over 30 years in one room schools, then Vermontville, and for over 20 years at Sunfield High School. She loved to paint and ceramics. She retired from teaching early to be able to travel with John. Then spent their winters in Florida and took many trips together in the summer. Some of their travels took them to Hawaii, Alaska and a memorable cruise down the Mississippi.
She was preceded in death by both her parents; brother, PJ Welch and great grandson, Byron Raymond Hunault.
Surviving are her children, Norvel (Carol) Bosworth of Sunfield, Cheryl Robins of Lansing and Darrel (Barb) Bosworth of Mulliken; sister, Lois (Emory) Willson; sister-in-law, Betty Welch; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, William and Nina Bosworth; 14 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Feb. 1 at the Rosier Funeral Home, Mapes-Fisher Chapel, Sunfield. Interment was in the Sunfield Cemetery. For those wishing, contributions may be made to the Lakewood Education Fund, or S.P.Y.,s C/O RFH P.O. Box 36 Sunfield, Mich., 48890.
The family is being served by the independent, family-owned funeral home in Sunfield: Rosier Funeral Home.
Gregory Bottles
Gregory Dean Bottles, born Feb. 2, 1955, passed into eternity Dec. 17, 2007. He is survived by his mother, Joyce Favero; two brothers, Jeffry (Phyllis) Bottles, Rick Bottles; and sister, Dixie Bottles. He was predeceased by his father, grandparents, three uncles and one aunt. Cremation has taken place.
Gray Boudler
Gray Allen Boudler, 44, passed away in his home on March 31, 2007. Gray was born in Cadillac on Oct. 5, 1926, to Gary and Charleen Boudler.
He was a life-long resident of Charlotte, where he was a graduate of Meadowview School and worked at Peckham Vocational for 17 years. Gray loved cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, building model cars, animals, the outdoors and country music.
He is survived by his mother, Charleen, of Cadillac, brother Mark, sister-in-law Annie and niece Brooke and Ashely of San Antonio, Texas; sister Laurie of Conway, Arizona, nephew Rian Mohre of Charlotte, sister Maggie, brother-in-law Brian Smith of Kalamazoo, nephew Dustin Scott of Benton Harbor; friend and caretaker, Sherry Dexter of Charlotte; grandmother Dorothy Boudler of Tawas; Aunt Joan Boudler of Kent City; Uncle Bernard and Aunt Jackie Adams of McBain; cousins Craig, Ellie, Dan, Kathy, Rick, Michelle, Jennifer, Rebecca and their families.
Gray was preceded in death by his cousin Kevin Adams in 1971, grandfather Reginald Boudler in 1981, father Gary Boudler in 1997, grandmother Nora Jurkowski in 2002 and grandfather Henry Jurkowski in 2004.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 20 at 11 a.m. at the New Hope Community Church, 436 W Harris St, Charlotte, with Rev. Randy Royston officiating.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home in Cadillac.
Donations can be made to a memorial fund in Gray’s name at the Wexford County Credit Union, 1021 N Mitchell St, Cadillac.
Betty Bowles
Betty Jean Bowles, 83, of Charlotte, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at the Eaton County Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Bowles was born July 27, 1923 in East Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Elias and Gladys (Sharp) Evans.
She was married to Raymon Bowles December 27, 1947 in Millett, Michigan. She was very family oriented and loved family reunions.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymon Bowles, son, Michael Bowles, and brother, Theodore Evans.
She is survived by her children, Prudence (Roy) Dingman of Pleasant Lake, Patricia (Juan) Pizano of Lansing, David (Bonnie) Bowles of Charlotte and Steven Earl (Sally) Bowles of Charlotte; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brother Robert Evans of Santa Ana, California; and grandson Terri Lee.
A funeral service was held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Pray Funeral Home in Charlotte, with Charles Jensen officiating. Visitation was 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday.
If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Eaton County Medical Care Facility Activity Fund. Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Mildred Boyles
Mildred L. Boyles, 83, of Charlotte, passed on to be with the Lord on Nov. 30, 2007. Mildred was born March 4, 1924 in Pontiac, the daughter of William and Allie (Thackery) Tellas and had been a Charlotte area resident for about 70 years.
She was a retired farmer and had been employed at the Eaton County Medical Care Facility as a Nurse’s Aide. She was a life member of the Maple City Post #2406 V.F.W. Auxiliary and attended the Gresham United Methodist Church.
Mildred was a loving grandmother truly adored by all of her grandchildren. She loved going to lunch with friends (especially her sister Shirley) and sharing stories of her younger years, shocking and delighting her friends and family with the outcome. She had many close friends at Butternut Apartments, especially Aggie Smith and Marge Milbourn.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Margie Maurer and Betty Buell.
Surviving are two daughters, JoAnne (Thomas) Fogle and Judith (Gary) Walters both of Charlotte; eight grandchildren, Karen (David) Moon of Charlotte, Julie (Bob) Waddell of Frisco, TX, Paula (Rick) Holzheuer of Mason, Patrick, (Toni) Adams of Hasings, Douglas (Paulette) Fogle of Valparaiso, IN, Christopher (Debbi) Fogel of San Antonio, TX, Connie (Chris) Sharp of Nashville, TN, and Capt. Mark (Angelia) Fogle of Dayton, OH; 16 great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; one sister, Shirley (Clare) Ash of Charlotte and two brothers, William (Donna) Tellas of Pickford and Douglas (Janet) Tellas of Ft. Wayne, IN.
Funeral services were held Dec. 4, 2007 at the Burkhead-Green Funeral Home, Charlotte with Pastor Kathy Smith of Gresham United Methodist Church officiating. At Mildred’s request, cremation will follow services.
Memorial contributions may go to Eaton Community Hospice, 2675 S. Cochran Road, Charlotte, MI 48813. Envelopes available at the Funeral Home.
