William Ray Boggs

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. John's Catholic Church on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 10:00 AM with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation: Public visitation will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 from 5 - 8 PM with prayers being said at 7:00 PM. William Ray "Bill" Boggs, Sr., 70, Hollywood, MD and formerly of West Virginia, died May 14, 2007 in St. Mary's Nursing Center. Born August 19, 1936 in West Virginia, he was the son of Lona Boggs of La Plata, MD and the late Andrew Boggs. He was the loving husband of Mary Virginia Gardiner Boggs, whom he married on September 28, 1958 in St. Peter's Catholic Church, Waldorf, MD. He is survived by his children; Kathleen Woodington and Karen Buckler, both of Mechanicsville, MD, William R. Boggs, Jr. of Woodbridge, VA and Matthew Boggs of Great Mills, MD, Siblings; Robert L. Boggs of New Bern, NC, Burkey Boggs and Jacqueline Clipper, both of La Plata, MD, and 9 grandchildren. Having spent his childhood, in WV, he moved to MD and graduated from La Plata High School, Class of 1954. He was employed with Suburban Propane as a Commercial Sales Rep. for 43 years. Bill was a member of Knights of Columbus, St. John Francis Regis Council #7914 and held many different offices in Scouting when his boys were in Scouts. He enjoyed making rosaries, woodworking, quilting and gardening. Bill was known as a good man for his integrity, for his love of his wife and family and for his knowledge of the L.P. gas business. He will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved him. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00 PM with prayers being said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 10:00 AM in St. John's Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be J. Louis Mattingly, Jr., Raymond Dicus, Lenny Guy, James Long, William Sneeringer and David Gardiner. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandchildren. Contributions may be made to St. John's Building Fund, P.O. Box 69, Hollywood, MD 20636 and/or St. Mary's Nursing Center Foundation, 21585 Peabody Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650.