Rufus Ray BOYER, Sr.

1897 - 1972  (75 years)   Has no ancestors but 99 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Rufus Ray BOYER  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	27 May 1897	Oriental, Susquehanna Twp, Juniata Co, PA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Jul 1972	Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA   [1]
  	Polyclinic Medical Center
  Burial	Barners Lutheran Church Cemetery - Liverpool
  Person ID	I673	Adam Barner
  Last Modified	20 May 2019

  
  

  Family	Katie Alice BARNER           b. 17 Mar 1896, Liverpool, Perry Co, PA           d. 23 Aug 1975 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1919  [1]
  Children	1. Rufus Ray BOYER, Jr.           b. 20 Dec 1920, Milford Twp, Juniata Co, PA           d. 20 Dec 1920, Milford Twp, Juniata Co, PA (Age 0 years) + 2. Erma Kathryn BOYER           b. 2 Nov 1922             d. 8 Nov 2014, Millerstown, Perry Co, PA (Age 92 years) m. George Charles MCGOWAN (1942) + 3. Vera Mae BOYER           b. 20 Aug 1924, Liverpool, Perry Co, PA           d. 4 Nov 2000, Newport, Oliver Twp, Perry Co, PA (Age 76 years) m. Urie Albert NAYLOR (1945) + 4. Mildred Jane BOYER           b. 20 Sep 1926, Juniata Co, PA           d. 31 Mar 2003, Camp Hill, Cumberland Co, PA (Age 76 years) m. Harley Hugh HULBERT (1944) + 5. Boyd Bruce BOYER           b. 21 Feb 1932, Perry County, PA           d. 13 Apr 2024, Shippensburg Health Care Center (Age 92 years) + 6. Beatrice Bernice BOYER           b. 25 Dec 1932             d. 24 Jun 1994 (Age 61 years) m. Ralph Charles KIMMEL (1950)
  Family ID	F275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 May 1897 - Oriental, Susquehanna Twp, Juniata Co, PA Death - 20 Jul 1972 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA Burial - - Barners Lutheran Church Cemetery - Liverpool  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Rufus Ray Boyer, Sr. 1897-1972

  
  

• Notes

  RUFUS BOYER MILLERSTOWN - Rufus R. Boyer, 75, of Millerstown RD1, died Thursday a t 7:10 p.m. in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, where he was a patient sinc e June 26. A native of Oriental, Perry Co, he received his education in the Junia ta County schools. His family moved to that county while he was a youn g boy. Following his schooling, Mr. Boyer moved to Cleveland, OH, where he be came employed as a machine operator in a foundry. On July 17, 1919, he was united in marriage with the former Katie Barn er, then of Liverpool. The couple lived in Perry and Juniata Counties, operating a farm at Ne w Bloomfield. Mr. Boyer was also employed as a machinist by the Penn Ce tral Railroad. He retired in 1962. A veteran of world War I, he received his honorable discharge in 1918. Born May 27, 1897, in Oriental, he was the son of the late Frank and E mma Chubb Boyer. Mr. Boyer was a member of the New Bloomfield V.F.W. Post No. 7463, th e Newport American Legion Post No. 17*, the Newport Loyal Order of Moose No. 156 2 and the Newport Social Order of Owls. Surviving him, in addition to his widow, are four daughters: Mrs. Geo ge McGowan of Millerstown RD1, Mrs. Uri* Nailor of Newport RD2, Mrs. Harl ey Hulbert of Newport RD and Mrs. Ralph Kimmel of Elliottsburg; one son, Bruce Bo yer of Millerstown RD1; 2 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and on e sister, Mrs. Glenn Vergon of Buchanan, Mich. He was preceded in death by tw o brothers. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 2 p.m. from the Georg e P. Garman Funeral Home, Liverpool, with the Rev. Donald L. Matthews, past or of the New Bloomfield United Methodist Yoked Parish, officiating. Burial wil l follow in Barner's (Saint John's) Lutheran Church Cemetery Liverpool RD 1, P erry Co, PA, Liverpool RD1. Relatives and friends will be received by the family in the funeral ho me Sunday evening. The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA, Friday, July 21, 1972, pg. 19

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA , obits 7/21/1972 .