Margaret Puryear Boswell

BOSWELL, Margaret Puryear, 91, of Lynchburg, and formerly of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg. She was the wife of the late Kenneth S. Boswell. Born in Burkeville on February 9, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Cora Jenkins Puryear, and was also preceded in death by a sister, Helen P. McNamara; a brother, Edward Puryear, and a son-in-law, Percy Moring. Margaret retired from Henrico County after 30 years of service and was a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Richmond. She is survived by a son, Leonard F. Redford and his wife, Olivia, of Sarasota, Fla.; a daughter, Shirley Redford Moring of Forest; six grandchildren, Carolyn Jones and husband, William, of Gladys, Mike Moring and wife, Betty, of Evington, Ann Williams and husband, John Edward, of Lynchburg, Betty Powers and husband, Danny, of Forest, Stephen Redford of New York, N.Y., and Scott Redford and wife, Jeannie, of Richmond; seven great-grandchildren, Mary Jones Martin and husband, Adam, of Greensboro, N.C., Anne Jones of Richmond, Brian and Lauren Williams of Lynchburg, Benjamin and David Powers of Forest, and Jackson Redford of Richmond; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Puryear of Petersburg; as well as several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, September 20, 2010 in St. Andrew's United Methodist Church by the Rev. Dr. Albert C. Lynch with burial to follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Those wishing to make memorial contributions please consider St. Andrew's UMC, 9801 Fort King Rd., Richmond, Va. 23294. Heritage Funeral Service and Crematory, Lynchburg, (434) 239-2405 is assisting the family. Memories and thoughts may be shared with the family at heritagefuneralandcremation.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.