George E. Boggs
George E. Boggs, 92, of Cabot met his Savior with a smile on his face on Friday at the Good Samaritan Hospice at Concordia.
He was born April 3, 1923, in Pittsburgh to the late William B. Boggs and Catherine G. (Ward) Boggs.
Mr. Boggs attended Taylor University and the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. He was a Naval Aviation cadet and served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War. God used his training as a fighter pilot, landing and taking off aircraft carriers to prepare him for his missionary ministry for landing on short rugged jungle airstrips.
George, with his wife Fran, was a missionary pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship and served in Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya), Laos, Philippines, Kalimantan (Borneo) and Redlands, Calif. He retired on April 4, 1990.
Mr. Boggs was a member of the Calvary Church of Santa Ana, Calif., and attended the CMA Church on Freeport Road.
George is survived by one son, Barton A. Boggs and his wife, Mary Helen, of Papillion, Neb.; 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.; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Frances “Pinky” (Burtner) Boggs, whom he married May 20, 1946; one son, Bryan; one granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; two brothers; and one sister.
BOGGS — Friends of George E. Boggs, who died Friday, April 10, 2015, will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler, from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.Visitation also will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Community Alliance Church, 800 Mercer Road, Butler. Funeral services will be held immediately following at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dennis Krajacic of Community Alliance Church and the Rev Timothy Dietrich officiating.Officers and members of the VFW Post 249, the American Legion Post 117 of Butler and the American Legion Post 778 of Lyndora, PA will conduct military honors following the service at the church.Burial will take place in the Summit Presbyterian 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.
