Josie L. Carpenter Boone

Josie L. Carpenter Boone. Born on July 28, 1925 in a little town of Athens, Texas. Lived 90 years of her life at the fullest. She worked all of her life real hard to take care of her family and friends. People called her Angel and her nickname was Josie Lee. She started working on a farm with her dad after her mom died when she was 9 years old and raised her sister Nadine who was only 16 months old, along with her 2 brothers. She only went to school until the 5th grade. She then outlived all her immediate family. She married three times and outlived all of them, John Williams, Dayton Carpenter, and John Boone. She also outlived her two children, Larry and Barbara, and her granddaughter Yvette Ivey. As she got older, she worked in Athens, Texas at the Dairy Queen, then worked in Corsicana, Texas, then moved to Garland, Texas and retired from Varo after 28 years. She then moved to Princeton, Texas for 12 years and finally returned to Garland, Texas. Her hobbies were sewing, crossword puzzles and traveling. She spoiled all of her grandchildren and they loved to go to her house because there was always food there. Josie was also a very Christian person and was actively involved at church for many, many years and loved God. She always had a funny sense of humor and always happy. She made people laugh. She was an unbelievable woman, and took care of a lot of sick family. There are not enough words to express how great she was. She will be truly missed. We will always love our mamaw Josie. Preceded in death by: parents, Sam and Alice Ferrell; brothers, Paul and Clarence; sister, Nadine Caroll; son, Larry Carpenter; daughter, Barbara Ivey; husbands, John Williams, Dayton Carpenter, John Boone; granddaughter, Yvette Ivey. Survived by: grandchildren, Jason, Ron, and Katie; 8 great-grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; and son-in-law, Roy Ivey, Jr. The family will receive friends, Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM, at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held, 1:00 PM, Friday, Sparkman/Crane Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Kerens Cemetery, Kerens, Texas.