Boggs

Larry D. Boggs, 82, of Sarver, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights, after a brief illness.

Born Oct. 29, 1941, in Ashland, Ky., he was the son of C.A. “Wick” Boggs and Virgie Robinson Boggs.

Larry was a 1959 graduate of Prichard High School of Grayson, Ky., and went on to obtain his bachelor’s degree in English from Moorehead State. He went to work for Armco Steel in various management positions in Ashland, Ky., Marion, Ohio and Butler, retiring in 1998 with 34 years of service.

He was a member of the Army National Guard serving in Company B, 201st Engineer Battalion and stationed in Fort Knox, Ky.

Larry loved history, was an expert marksman and an avid reader. He loved being outdoors, hiking, riding motorcycles, camping and spending time with friends.

Surviving are his wife of 30 years, Catherine (McLachlan) Boggs; two daughters, Kirstin (Charles Montague) Anderson of Ashland, Ky. and Kelley Nuttall of Leechburg; his grandson, Owen Nuttall; three nephews, Joshua McLachlan, Jeremiah (Ashley) McLachlan and Ethan (Blair) McLachlan; one great-nephew, Everette; one great-niece, Courtney McLachlan; and his sister-in-law, Virginia McLachlan.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister, Beverly; his mother-in-law, Catherine McLachlan; and three brothers-in-law, William, Thomas and Robert McLachlan.

BOGGS — A celebration of life for Larry D. Boggs, who died Thursday, May 16, 2024, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Sarver Free Methodist Church, 513 Sarver Road, Sarver, with the Rev. Matt Perkins officiating.

Memorial donations may be made to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, www. tunnel2towers.org or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Arrangements were entrusted to FOX FUNERAL HOME, Saxonburg.

For more information, please visit www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.

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