Eugene Hughes Boggess Jr.

Eugene Hughes Boggess Jr. Passed away peacefully 1/19/2011 at the age of 84 surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Mills, WY 3/19/1926 and grew up in Crow Agency, MT. In 1944, upon graduation from high school, he served in the Navy on the Island of Oahu, HI. After his discharge from the Navy he attended Rocky Mountain College, earning a bachelor's degree in Social Studies. While attending college he took voice lessons and sang in the college choir, a mixed quartette, and often did solo work. Feeling God's call into full-time ministry, he attended Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, KS, earning a master's degree in Theology. While in seminary he met and married his life partner Nellie Yantz. During his lifetime he served as Senior Pastor to Mount Olive Baptist Church (MO), First Community Baptist Church (MT), Pleasant Valley Community Baptist Church (OR), First Baptist Church (Puyallup, WA), Church of the Living Way (Puyallup, WA), and in his retirement years as Pastor to the Seniors at Celebration Center (Puyallup, WA). He loved his family, spending time at Cannon Beach, visiting the Grand Canyon, caring for the various members of his congregations, learning, and reading. He will be remembered as a servant of God, a man of integrity, and a loving and caring husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife Nellie Boggess, daughters Kathie Lybecker and Janelle McCoy, and grandchildren Joshua McCoy, Charlie, Dewey and Lacey Lybecker. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held Saturday, 1/29/2011 at 11 AM at Celebration Center Church, 13603 86th Ave. E., Puyallup, WA 98373. In his memory the family suggests making a donation to ZLife Youth Outreach at PO Box 73848, Puyallup, WA 98373.