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Vonnie was born in 1932. He passed away in 2013.
Parents are Roy Moore Boston (1895 - 1982) and Mildred Leona Clark (1899 - 1967).
Posted on Findagrave.com: Vonnie Clark Boston, most recently from Paragould, AR, was born in Coldwater, Michigan, at home, to Roy and Mildred (Clark) Boston, December 18, 1932. He left this life on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, in Paragould, AR., after battling a long illness. A 1951 graduate of Coldwater High School, he served in the US Army in France and in the Army Active Reserves and spent his life working in manufacturing and construction, serving at one time as a local UAW president and was a proud member of Michigan Construction Laborers' 355 Union, retired. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife Marda Lu Boston; two daughters Vonda Boston Keasler and her husband Kerry; Tammy Lee Cavinder and her husband Jon. Grandsons Brad Cavinder and his wife Holly; Dennis Keasler and wife Tabitha; Granddaughters Brandy Cavinder-Copas; Leah Keasler and husband Steve; Jessica Keasler and her fiancé Philip Shelby and Tiffany Thompson, 10 great-grandchildren with one on the way. He is also survived by one sister, Claretta McDonald of Michigan. Vonnie was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Charles Boston, a son Vonnie Clark Boston, II and a great–grand-son Michael Keasler. Vonnie, was an Elder in the Community of Christ, is giving one last gift to the world he served; the gift of his body to Genesis in Memphis. Memorial services were held at the Community of Christ churches in both Jonesboro, AR., and Coldwater, MI . Jonesboro Sun, Feburary 5, 2013.
Burial - Donated to Medical Science.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104076513/vonnie_clark-boston: accessed March 7, 2024), memorial page for Vonnie Clark Boston (18 Dec 1932–23 Jan 2013), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104076513; Donated to Medical Science; Maintained by Sandra (contributor 46915147).
Census - 15 Apr 1940, Girard Twp. Branch County, Michigan, ED 12-16, pg. 15/31, visit 180. (with parents)
Census - 19 Apr 1950, Ovid, Branch County, Michigan, ED 12-29, pg. 67/72, visit 365.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZD-5K8 : 12 January 2021), Vonnie C Boston, 23 Jan 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File.