Dorsey Astor Boatright

Dorsey Astor Boatright, 97, of St. Simons Island, died Friday, July 9, 2010 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home on St. Simons Island. Funeral services will be held 11:00AM Monday, July 12, 2010 at Pine Ridge Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Hurst officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 PM in Bristol Baptist Church Cemetery, Bristol, GA, with Masonic Graveside Rites. Pall bearers will be grandsons Steven Boatright, Brian Boatright, Wilbur(Will) Bice, Vann Knight, Swen Knight and great grandson Brent Boatright. Honorary pall bearers will be Terry Boatright, Al Boatright, Dwayne Gibson, Donnie Gibson, Bud Peacock, Johnny Harris and Ray Jones.

Born April 14, 1913 in Bacon County Georgia to the late Thomas J. and Effie Smith Boatright, he was retired as a welder with Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company after 31 years and 10 months. He was a member of Pine Ridge Baptist Church and was a member of Masonic Lodge 214 for 60 years. As a young man, he helped build Fort Stewart, Fort Gordon and Hunter Army Air Field. He worked in turpentine from1934 – 1938 and was the substitute mail carrier for Bristol from 1928 – 1942. After his retirement in 1976, he moved to his beloved home place in Pierce County, Georgia and raised cows for a number of years and enjoyed his favorite pastime of fishing. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Ruby Loper Boatright, a daughter, Norma Jean Boatright Smith, a grandson, Jeffery Lindsey Knight, a great-great grandson: Jay Paul, and a brother, Alfred Franklin Boatright.

Survivors include a son, Stanley Warren (Frances) Boatright of Brunswick, two daughters, Alfreda Faye (Wilbur) Bice of Mobile AL, and daughter, Barbara Joyce (Dell) Knight of St. Simons Island, grandchildren, Steven Warren Boatright, Brian Eric Boatright, Maria Jean Smith, Marlene Lee Smith, Marsha Diane Smith, Amber LeAnne Miller, Melissa JoAnne Bice, Wilbur Frank Bice IV, Heather Diane Annable, Vann Patrick Knight, Swen Garrick Knight, 24 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren, a sister Thelma Gibson, four nephews and 2 neices.

Visitation will be Sunday afternoon from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.edomillerandsons.com