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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Elvin Ray Boswell
Elvin Ray
Boswell
September 27, 1928 – October 4, 2018
Elvin Ray Boswell's Obituary
St. George, Utah
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Our beloved Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Brother, passed away peacefully October 4, 2018 while he was sleeping; after a week-long treatment for a small cough and congestion. Elvin Ray Boswell was born September 27, 1928 to Volney Burdell Boswell and Esther Chase Boswell in Mt Emmons, Utah. Elvin was the fourth of eight children and all were raised in Mt Emmons. Utah.
Elvin enlisted in the Army in Sept of 1948 and sailed out of New York City for Bremerhaven, Germany on New Year's Eve 1948. He was discharged on June 8, 1952. Elvin was serving in Germany when the Korean War began.
After returning home and living around Salt Lake City, he renewed acquaintance with Margie Ruth Nyberg from Mt Home, Utah, also living and working in Salt Lake City. They married on November 6, 1953 in the Nyberg family home in Mt Home, Utah and settled into their first home in Boneta, Utah. The winter of 1954-55 was very hard that year and in the spring they packed up, including their new baby daughter, and headed south to North Las Vegas, Nevada where Elvin's oldest sister, husband and family were living and encouraging them to come. Since then Elvin and Margie have lived in Enterprise, Dameron Valley, Hurricane, and St. George, Utah.
For the last two years Elvin has resided at the Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah. Dad always worked hard to provide for his family, always working 2 or 3 jobs. He was the warehouse foreman for an air conditioning company for 20 years, fabricated duct-work, did late night janitorial and was an accomplished brick mason and carpenter. He, with the help of family, built two homes and outbuildings for his family, one in North Las Vegas, Nevada and the other in Dammeron Valley, Utah. On October 23, 1958, Elvin & Margie were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. Dad taught us to love camping, going for a drive, being together as a family and attending family reunions for both sides of the family and attended all 50 years of Boswell reunions. After retiring, Dad enjoyed doing wood craft projects, plastic canvas and beaded wind spinners for family and friends.
For the last few years Dad would always say he felt as though he was at least 90 something years old. True to his prediction we were able to celebrate his 90 th Birthday Party with family and friends just 12 days before his death. Dad's favorite pie was lemon meringue and cake was German Chocolate. He always loved a bowl of vanilla ice cream right before bed.
Dad is survived by their four children: JoEllen (Jeff) Layne, St George; Dwight Ray Boswell, Tooele; Bonnie (David) Condie, St George; and Rick Elvin Boswell, Bountiful; brother, Leslie Chase Boswell, Ogden; sisters: Bernice Swasey, Murray; Ann (Bob) Clark, West Jordan; Faye Milburn, West Valley City. Dad was affectionately referred to as Grandpa-Great by his 16 grandchildren and 24 +1 on the way, great-grandchildren. Dad is preceded in death by his wife, Margie, who passed away June 18, 2003; parents, Volney and Esther Boswell; three sisters and husbands: Allen and Alta Cook, Art and Fern Snow, Max and Arlene Clark; one sister-in-law, Nina Beebe; and three brothers-in-law: Marvin Swasey, Marvin Smith and Tom Milburn.
The family would like to thank the caring staff of the Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah for the extensive and considerate care they provided our Dad.
We are also grateful to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ivins Veterans Branch for the caring loving atmosphere they so very kindly immersed Dad in. They truly considered him family.
Funeral services will be Friday, October 12, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd, St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held Friday, prior to services, at 9:00 a.m. at the mortuary. Interment with Military Honors will be held Friday at 3:00 p.m. in the Vine Bluff Cemetery, 1240 North 400 East, Nephi, Utah.
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October
12
Metcalf Mortuary
9:00 - 9:45 am
Funeral Services
October
12
Metcalf Mortuary Chapel
Starts at 10:00 am
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