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Scott Wiser Boyden

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Scott Wiser Boyden

Birth
Death
19 Mar 2016 (aged 65)
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.3479271, Longitude: -89.7272802
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Register-Mail (Galesburg, Illinois)
~22 Mar 2016

Scott Wiser Boyden, 65, Galesburg, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, at home. He was born May 4, 1950 the son of Robert William Sr. and Gwendolyn Gunther Boyden. He married Carla Lynn Carper of Buda on Aug. 5, 1972, in Galesburg.
Scott is survived by his wife; his two sons, Andrew Wiser (Ann) Boyden of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Alexander Wiser (Michelle) Boyden of Iowa City, Iowa; his daughter, Kara Carper (Scott) DeGraff of Tampa, Florida; his five grandsons, Scott Wyatt Boyden, Matthew Wiser Boyden, Joshua William Boyden, Owen Sebastian DeGraff and William Wiser Boyden; his granddaughter, Cora Carper DeGraff; his older sister, Rebecca (Martin) Pschirrer of Rockford; his older brother, Robert (Sharon) Boyden Jr. of Overland Park, Kansas; his nephew, Robert Pschirrer of Rockford; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his niece, Jean Pschirrer of Rockford.

Scott grew up in Sheffield and graduated from Western High School in Buda. He graduated from Knox College and the Iowa School of Banking. At Knox, Scott studied history and economics, played basketball and golf, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He began his banking career at First National Bank in Iowa City in 1972. While he was in Iowa City, Scott was also the treasurer of the Johnson County Republican Party. He continued his career in Galesburg in 1984, the last 10 years with F&M Bank. Over the years, Scott served on a great many finance committees.
Scott was a member of First Presbyterian Church and served as treasurer and deacon. He was chairman of the board at Cottage Hospital for 20 years, and was recently on the board of the Cottage Hospital Foundation. Scott was a longtime board member of the National Stearman Foundation and the National Stearman Fly-In, where he served as treasurer. He was a member of Soangetaha Country Club for most of his life, and served on the board there in many capacities. He loved to play golf and the camaraderie of the game.
Register-Mail (Galesburg, Illinois)
~22 Mar 2016

Scott Wiser Boyden, 65, Galesburg, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, at home. He was born May 4, 1950 the son of Robert William Sr. and Gwendolyn Gunther Boyden. He married Carla Lynn Carper of Buda on Aug. 5, 1972, in Galesburg.
Scott is survived by his wife; his two sons, Andrew Wiser (Ann) Boyden of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Alexander Wiser (Michelle) Boyden of Iowa City, Iowa; his daughter, Kara Carper (Scott) DeGraff of Tampa, Florida; his five grandsons, Scott Wyatt Boyden, Matthew Wiser Boyden, Joshua William Boyden, Owen Sebastian DeGraff and William Wiser Boyden; his granddaughter, Cora Carper DeGraff; his older sister, Rebecca (Martin) Pschirrer of Rockford; his older brother, Robert (Sharon) Boyden Jr. of Overland Park, Kansas; his nephew, Robert Pschirrer of Rockford; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his niece, Jean Pschirrer of Rockford.

Scott grew up in Sheffield and graduated from Western High School in Buda. He graduated from Knox College and the Iowa School of Banking. At Knox, Scott studied history and economics, played basketball and golf, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He began his banking career at First National Bank in Iowa City in 1972. While he was in Iowa City, Scott was also the treasurer of the Johnson County Republican Party. He continued his career in Galesburg in 1984, the last 10 years with F&M Bank. Over the years, Scott served on a great many finance committees.
Scott was a member of First Presbyterian Church and served as treasurer and deacon. He was chairman of the board at Cottage Hospital for 20 years, and was recently on the board of the Cottage Hospital Foundation. Scott was a longtime board member of the National Stearman Foundation and the National Stearman Fly-In, where he served as treasurer. He was a member of Soangetaha Country Club for most of his life, and served on the board there in many capacities. He loved to play golf and the camaraderie of the game.


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