Paul Borts, 57, of Mingo, died Tuesday at the Skiff Memorial Hospital in Newton.
Born April 24, 1916 in Jasper County to Eli [Bud] Borts and Bertha Skinner Borts, he was raised and educated in the Mingo area and had owned and operated a grocery store and filling station on Highway 65 south of Collins. He had been disabled for the past 9 years.
He was a member of the Mingo Methodist Church and the Farm Bureau.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Mingo with Rev. Lester Hesseltine officiating. Burial will be at Ashton Cemetery north of Mingo.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Donald Borts of Sigourney; and three sisters, Mrs. Reva Morrison of Collins, Mrs. Zelma Slavens of Indio, Calif.,and Mrs. Eldon [Lena] Geisler of Mingo. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one son, James.
Boyd-Nickell Funeral Home in Baxter is in charge of services.
Paul Borts, 57, of Mingo, died Tuesday at the Skiff Memorial Hospital in Newton.
Born April 24, 1916 in Jasper County to Eli [Bud] Borts and Bertha Skinner Borts, he was raised and educated in the Mingo area and had owned and operated a grocery store and filling station on Highway 65 south of Collins. He had been disabled for the past 9 years.
He was a member of the Mingo Methodist Church and the Farm Bureau.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Mingo with Rev. Lester Hesseltine officiating. Burial will be at Ashton Cemetery north of Mingo.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Donald Borts of Sigourney; and three sisters, Mrs. Reva Morrison of Collins, Mrs. Zelma Slavens of Indio, Calif.,and Mrs. Eldon [Lena] Geisler of Mingo. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one son, James.
Boyd-Nickell Funeral Home in Baxter is in charge of services.
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