Mary Frances 'Pinky' (Burtner) Boggs
Mary Frances “Pinky” (Burtner) Boggs, 90, of Cabot passed away Saturday and is now at home with her Lord and Savior who she faithfully served with gladness.
She was born on March 9, 1923, in Jefferson Township, to the late Forest H. Burtner and Mary Lena (Giles) Burtner.
Mrs. Boggs was an alumni of Butler High School. She was a member of the Calvary Church of Santa Ana, Calif., and attended the Crosswinds Alliance Church of Butler. Fran, with her husband, George, was a missionary with the Mission Aviation Fellowship and served in Papua (Dutch New Guinea), Laos, Philippines, Kalimantan (Borneo) and Redlands, Calif. She retired on April 4, 1990.
Frances Boggs is survived by her husband, George E. Boggs, who she married on May 20, 1946; her son, Barton A. Boggs and his wife, Mary Helen, of Papillion, Neb.; her three daughters, Beverly J. Sasse of Butler, Brenda L. Hall and her husband, Wesley, of Irvington, Va., and Beth Ann Jones and her husband, Rob, of Hooper, Colo.; her nine grandchildren; and her 19 great-grandchildren. Her four brothers, Roger, Vernon, Wendell and Harry Burtner; her two sisters, Joyce Trumbauer and Marilyn Glasgow; and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
BOGGS — The friends of Mary Frances “Pinky” (Burtner) Boggs, who passed away Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler, from 6 to 9 p.m. today.A visitation also will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Community Alliance Church, 800 Mercer Road, Butler, with funeral services immediately following at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Timothy Dietrich officiating.Burial will take place in the Summit Presbyterian Church Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Mission Aviation Fellowship, P.O. Box 47, Nampa, ID 83653.Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
