Jasper County MO Archives Obituaries.....BOGGESS, Samuel Cleveland June 27, 1946
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Carthage Evening Press, 6/27/1946


(transcribed,3/1/06) 

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        CARTHAGE   EVENING   PRESS 
                                                      June 27, 1946 

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        S C Boggess Passes Away
       At Rochester, Minn., Today 
   
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      Death today claimed S C Boggess, prominent businessman and civic leader, who
for more than four weeks was a patient in St Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minn. He
passed away at 5:12 o'clock this morning in the Rochester hospital. 

      Mr Boggess had been in failing health several months. Physicians at the Mayo
clinic in Rochester diagnosed his ailment as congestive heart failure. Soon after
entering the hospital there his condition became critical and Saturday gangrene
developed in his left leg. His family was advised more than a week ago the end was
near. 

      Mrs Boggess went to Rochester about three weeks ago and she and his daughter,
Mrs Edwin Hough of Washington, D C, have been at his bedside since. His sons, Luke J
Boggess of Carthage and S C Boggess, Jr, of St Louis, made frequent trips to
Rochester during the period their father was a patient there. 

          Came Here as a Boy 

      Mr Boggess, who was secretary of Home Federal Loan and Savings Association and
a partner in the Boggess Insurance Agency, came to Carthage from his native state,
West Virginia, when he was about 11 years old. He was born August 12, 1874 in Cherry
Camp, W Va. He made the trip with his widowed mother and two brothers, and with the
exception of about four years when he lived in Kansas City, Mr Boggess had made
Carthage his home since. 

      In his early business career Mr Boggess was in the mining business, operating
mines in Joplin and Webb City fields. During the four years he lived in Kansas City,
Mr Boggess served as treasurer of the Industrial Loan and Investment company, which
had 14 branch banks in the mid-west. 

        Organized Loan Association 

      Returning here in 1925, Mr Boggess organized the Home Federal Savings and Loan
association and since that time had been secretary of the organization. He also had
been in the insurance business during that period. At one time Mr Boggess was
cashier of the Bank of Carthage, at which time the cashier was the operating head of
the institution. 

           Served as Mayor 

      Mr Boggess served as mayor of Carthage from 1918 to 1920. Other service as a
civic leader includes his work with the Chamber of Commerce, serving as a member of
board of directors, and for a number of years was chairman of the chamber;s road
committee. Several of the state roads were brought into Carthage through his
efforts. Mr Boggess also was a member of the original board of directors of the
present Y M C A. organized in 1909, and served continuously in that capacity until
his resignation a few years ago. He was president of the Y M C A board 20 years. Mr
Boggess also served many years on the Missouri state committee of the Y M C A and
was active in acquisition of the Y M C A camp at Hollister for the association. 


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          PICTURE 
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          Active in Church Work 

      A member of the Methodist church, Mr Boggess for a number of years was on the
official board and took an active part in the life of the church. He also was a
member of all of the Masonic York Rite bodies. 

      Mr Boggess was married May 18, 1898, in Carthage to Miss Kate Knight, a sister
of Sidney Knight. She passed away March 31, 1928. He was married to Miss Fern
Dreisbach of Carthage in 1937. The Boggess home is at 1104 Jersey street. 

      Surviving Mr Boggess besides his wife, the two sons and his daughter are seven
grandchildren, Mrs Joe Miller of Carthage, Ensign Jack Boggess, N S N, now based at
San Diego, Calif, Cpl Bill Boggess, stationed at Buckley Field Colo, Nancy Hough of
Washington, D C and Buddy, Stephen, and Sharon Boggess of St Louis. Ensign Boggess
us here on leave. 

      Mr Boggess' two brothers, H M Boggess of Carthage an the Rev T H Boggess of
Iowa, passed away seversl years ago. 

      The body will be sent to Carthage and will be received by the Knells. Funeral
arrangements have not yet been made. 

      Mrs Boggess will be accompanied here by Mrs Hough and Nancy. Mr and Mrs S C
Boggess, Jr and children are expected to come from St Louis within the next few
days. Lt Edwin Hough, U S navy, son-in-law of Mr Boggess has been in Korea about a
year. Mrs Hough and Nancy plan to join him there later. 

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Added Comment:

Edwin & Edith Hough's daughter is named Jane, not Nancy!


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