Roy Lester Boles, 86, of Jonesville died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Boles was born May 27, 1918, of Pamelia Wall and Joseph Boles.
Mr. Boles attended Guilford College where he played baseball and basketball. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, later becoming a professional pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodger organization. Afterward he returned to Jonesville, and worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for 30 years. Mr. Boles was a high-school basketball referee and a baseball coach/manager for numerous youth and semi-pro baseball teams in the Elkin-Jonesville area. In 1991, he was inducted into the Guilford College Sports Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Mobile "Bears" Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Boles was an avid golfer at the Cedarbrook Country Club in Elkin. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). Mr. Boles was a member of Jonesville First United Methodist Church, where he served as a Sunday-school superintendent and assisted in various other church activities and committees. Mr. Boles also served his community as a member of the Jonesville School Board.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Annette Saunders Woodhouse Boles. Survivors are three children, Saunders Boles Thompson and husband Brian of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, Les Boles and wife Susan of Irmo, S.C., and Frank Boles of Indianapolis, Ind.; five grandchildren, Sara Catherine Thompson of Kenora, Ontario, Canada, Emily Jane Thompson of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, Naomi Leah Thompson of Kitchner, Ontario, Canada, Melissa Rochelle Boles of Munich, Germany and Carrie Allison Boles of Birmingham, Ala.; and a great-grandson, Alder Thompson Smith of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today, Jan. 28, at Jonesville First United Methodist Church. A potluck dinner will follow the service. The burial will precede the memorial service at Boonville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Jonesville First United Methodist Church. Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Boles Family. Online condolences may be made at www.hodges funeralhomeinc.com
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 1/28/2005.
Mr. Boles was born May 27, 1918, of Pamelia Wall and Joseph Boles.
Mr. Boles attended Guilford College where he played baseball and basketball. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, later becoming a professional pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodger organization. Afterward he returned to Jonesville, and worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for 30 years. Mr. Boles was a high-school basketball referee and a baseball coach/manager for numerous youth and semi-pro baseball teams in the Elkin-Jonesville area. In 1991, he was inducted into the Guilford College Sports Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Mobile "Bears" Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Boles was an avid golfer at the Cedarbrook Country Club in Elkin. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). Mr. Boles was a member of Jonesville First United Methodist Church, where he served as a Sunday-school superintendent and assisted in various other church activities and committees. Mr. Boles also served his community as a member of the Jonesville School Board.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Annette Saunders Woodhouse Boles. Survivors are three children, Saunders Boles Thompson and husband Brian of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, Les Boles and wife Susan of Irmo, S.C., and Frank Boles of Indianapolis, Ind.; five grandchildren, Sara Catherine Thompson of Kenora, Ontario, Canada, Emily Jane Thompson of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, Naomi Leah Thompson of Kitchner, Ontario, Canada, Melissa Rochelle Boles of Munich, Germany and Carrie Allison Boles of Birmingham, Ala.; and a great-grandson, Alder Thompson Smith of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today, Jan. 28, at Jonesville First United Methodist Church. A potluck dinner will follow the service. The burial will precede the memorial service at Boonville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Jonesville First United Methodist Church. Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Boles Family. Online condolences may be made at www.hodges funeralhomeinc.com
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 1/28/2005.
Roy Lester Boles, 86, of Jonesville died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Boles was born May 27, 1918, of Pamelia Wall and Joseph Boles.
Mr. Boles attended Guilford College where he played baseball and basketball. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, later becoming a professional pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodger organization. Afterward he returned to Jonesville, and worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for 30 years. Mr. Boles was a high-school basketball referee and a baseball coach/manager for numerous youth and semi-pro baseball teams in the Elkin-Jonesville area. In 1991, he was inducted into the Guilford College Sports Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Mobile "Bears" Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Boles was an avid golfer at the Cedarbrook Country Club in Elkin. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). Mr. Boles was a member of Jonesville First United Methodist Church, where he served as a Sunday-school superintendent and assisted in various other church activities and committees. Mr. Boles also served his community as a member of the Jonesville School Board.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Annette Saunders Woodhouse Boles. Survivors are three children, Saunders Boles Thompson and husband Brian of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, Les Boles and wife Susan of Irmo, S.C., and Frank Boles of Indianapolis, Ind.; five grandchildren, Sara Catherine Thompson of Kenora, Ontario, Canada, Emily Jane Thompson of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, Naomi Leah Thompson of Kitchner, Ontario, Canada, Melissa Rochelle Boles of Munich, Germany and Carrie Allison Boles of Birmingham, Ala.; and a great-grandson, Alder Thompson Smith of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today, Jan. 28, at Jonesville First United Methodist Church. A potluck dinner will follow the service. The burial will precede the memorial service at Boonville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Jonesville First United Methodist Church. Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Boles Family. Online condolences may be made at www.hodges funeralhomeinc.com
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 1/28/2005.
Mr. Boles was born May 27, 1918, of Pamelia Wall and Joseph Boles.
Mr. Boles attended Guilford College where he played baseball and basketball. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, later becoming a professional pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodger organization. Afterward he returned to Jonesville, and worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for 30 years. Mr. Boles was a high-school basketball referee and a baseball coach/manager for numerous youth and semi-pro baseball teams in the Elkin-Jonesville area. In 1991, he was inducted into the Guilford College Sports Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Mobile "Bears" Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Boles was an avid golfer at the Cedarbrook Country Club in Elkin. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). Mr. Boles was a member of Jonesville First United Methodist Church, where he served as a Sunday-school superintendent and assisted in various other church activities and committees. Mr. Boles also served his community as a member of the Jonesville School Board.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Annette Saunders Woodhouse Boles. Survivors are three children, Saunders Boles Thompson and husband Brian of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, Les Boles and wife Susan of Irmo, S.C., and Frank Boles of Indianapolis, Ind.; five grandchildren, Sara Catherine Thompson of Kenora, Ontario, Canada, Emily Jane Thompson of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, Naomi Leah Thompson of Kitchner, Ontario, Canada, Melissa Rochelle Boles of Munich, Germany and Carrie Allison Boles of Birmingham, Ala.; and a great-grandson, Alder Thompson Smith of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today, Jan. 28, at Jonesville First United Methodist Church. A potluck dinner will follow the service. The burial will precede the memorial service at Boonville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Jonesville First United Methodist Church. Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Boles Family. Online condolences may be made at www.hodges funeralhomeinc.com
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 1/28/2005.
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