George Washington Boles, Jr
LAWNDALE — Mr. George Washington Boles Jr., 69, of 907 Warlick
Road, died Aug. 12, 2003, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. Born
on Aug. 26, 1933, in Robbins, Tenn., Mr. Boles was the son of the late George
Washington Boles and Audrey Goad Boles.
After serving as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean
Conflict, Mr. Boles worked as an airline executive at Eastern Airlines and Pan
American World Airways from which he retired. While employed by Eastern Airlines
he was assigned to the Military Airlift Command in Guam and the Philippines
during the Vietnam Era.
Mr. Boles was a member of Carpenter’s Grove Baptist Church, American Legion Post
No. 292 of Miami, Eastern Airlines Retiree Association and former member of
Miami Springs Golf and Country Club and the Men’s Golf Association in Miami
Springs, Fla. He was an active supporter of the March of Dimes and the American
Red Cross.
Mr. Boles is survived by his wife of 26 years, Sue Warlick Boles of Lawndale; a
brother and his wife, William Howard and Betty Boles of Robbins, Tenn.; a
brother and his wife, John Curtis and Shirley Boles of Indianapolis; a sister,
Jo Ann Boles Shoemaker of Elgin, Tenn.; a brother-in-law and his wife, Yates and
Marlie Dean Warlick of Lawndale; a sister-in-law and her husband, Ostine and
Luther West of Mocksville; a sister-in-law, Frances R. Warlick of Shelby; 14
nieces and nephews; and 28 great-nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Carpenter’s Grove Baptist Church in
Lawndale with the Revs. Jerry Welch and Steve Boles officiating. The body will
be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in the
church cemetery with military graveside rites.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston.
Memorials may be made to Carpenter’s Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 1002
Carpenter’s Grove Church Road, Lawndale, NC 28090; or to Robbins First Baptist
Church, 761 Tunnel Hill Road, Robbins, TN 37852.
