Luther was a devoted and beloved husband, father and grandfather. His kindness, empathy, wisdom and love enriched the lives of his family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. He lived out his faith, exemplifying the words of Luke 10: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart [and] your neighbor as yourself.”
Luther is survived by his precious wife of 53 years, Carol Moore Boggs, his three children, Luke Boggs, Louise Lubben and Lori Ramsey; their spouses Laura Boggs, Andy Lubben and Ross Ramsey; and ten grandchildren: Maggie, Emma and Sadie Boggs; Isabelle, Thomas, Evelyn and Katherine Lubben; and Hallie, Virginia and Drew Ramsey. He is also survived by sisters Ressie Crumpton, Blanche Fowler, Essie Metcalf and Rosalene Williams, all of upstate South Carolina.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 14, at 4pm at Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell. The family will receive visitors at Roswell Funeral Home on Saturday, April 13, between 6 and 8pm.
Born in Pickens, South Carolina, on April 24, 1941, Luther was the fifth of eight children of the late Clovie Julian Boggs and William Miles Boggs. He helped his father by plowing the cotton fields with a mule from age 12.
Luther worked his way through Clemson University, earning his BS in electrical engineering as his family’s first college graduate. Moving to Atlanta, he earned his MS in electrical engineering at Georgia Tech while working in the Lockheed work-study program in Marietta.
After starting his career at Lockheed, Luther joined Western Electric, the equipment arm of the Bell System, in 1972. He retired in 1999 from the company, which had become AT&T and later Lucent. At AT&T, he achieved five patents as an engineer and later helped form joint ventures in Japan and China. His work helped create the basis for the digital fiber optic networks in global use today.
In retirement, Luther devoted himself to his wife Carol, family members and friends. He particularly enjoyed spending time with Carol, his children and grandchildren during the holidays and annual visits to St. George Island.
Luther was an avid runner for 20 years, regularly running in the Peachtree Road Race. He also liked to grow vegetables. In more recent years, he made many batches of strawberry and blackberry jam.
A longtime cancer survivor, Luther was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996. Supported by Carol, his family and dear friends, Luther was grateful to God and his skilled and determined doctors for the health he enjoyed in the last 23 years.
Luther was a longtime member of Fellowship Bible Church. He was previously a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church and Dunwoody Community Church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Luther’s honor to www.haggai-international.org
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