Verna was born May 16, 1923 and the only child of John Scott Bovair and Flossie Bovair (née Wade). Verna married Murray Boys of King Township in 1945.
They had two daughters Sheila and Shirley. Verna had four grandchildren Tonya, Nikki, Michelle and Kari Ann as well as a step granddaughter Melanie. She delighted in her seven great grandchildren Quintyn, Kai, Noa, Oliver, Maizy, Emelyn and Mae.
Verna was an active member of the Presbyterian Church in Aurora for many years and was always busy volunteering to pitch in and help raise money for the church.
In the past number of years Verna resided at the Alexander Muir Retirement Home in Newmarket. She passed away on September 26, 2019 in her 97th year at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket surrounded by her family.