William Glenn Boger

He was born June 8, 1932, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Thomas Holloway and Mattie Latham Boger. He was a member of Union Grove United Methodist Church and was a life-long member of the Union Grove Ruritan Club. He retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and was a fire fighter with the Union Grove Fire Department for many years. He was also a business owner of Boger Angus Farms where he raised certified Black Angus cattle. He was a member of the Cattleman’s Association and a member of the National Angus Association where he had served as State Director for many years.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Daywalt.

Glenn is survived by his wife of 59 years, Edith Henderson Boger, whom he married on May 31, 1952; two daughters, Libby Boger Smith (Randy) of Union Grove and Katie Bowie (Wendell) of Statesville; a son, William “Bill” G. Boger, Jr. (Tammy) of Granite Quarry; two grandchildren, Maria Kay Bowie and Wendell Bowie II both of Statesville; two step-grandchildren, Courtney Waller and Jeremy Waller, both of Granite Quarry; a great-granddaughter, Amanda Lynn Smith; three sisters, Ruth Cartner (Cecil), Helen Keaton (Lester) and Brenda Swisher (Fred), all of Mocksville; a brother, Tom Boger (Shirley) of Troutman; and his cherished donkey, Jack.

Funeral services celebrating Glenn’s life will be held 4:00 PM Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Union Grove United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Kirby officiating. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral hour and burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mike Keller, Steve Summers, Ben Redmond, David Jones, Sam Hall, and Derrick Cornett will serve as pallbearers. Members of the Union Grove Ruritan Club will serve as honorary pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 PM Tuesday at Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County, 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625; or to Union Grove United Methodist Church, 1331 Sloans Mill Road, Union Grove, NC 28689.

Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.