JULY 14, 1916 – OCTOBER 15, 2010
ANDERSON, SC – Lewra Caroline Boggs, age 94, of 1102 Plantation Road, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2010, at the AnMed Health Medical Center.
Born in Anderson County on July 14, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Berea Clark Cromer and Annie Lovejoy Cromer. She was a graduate of Anderson Junior College and retired from the Anderson Independent-Mail as secretary to the Publisher. Mrs. Boggs was a member of Eureka Baptist Church and the Young at Heart Sunday School Class.
Survivors include her daughters: Brenda Sanders and husband, Richard of Anderson, SC, and Kim Higginbotham and husband, Larry of Chapin, SC; a brother, B.C. Cromer of Charlotte, NC; and four grandchildren: Nathan Sanders, Mark Sanders, Lewra Higginbotham, and Paul Higginbotham. She is also survived by a very special caregiver, Sally Wyatt.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband in 2006, Edgar Newton “Ed” Boggs; two sisters: Ramah Cromer and Annie Johnston; and two brothers: Paul Cromer and Nevitt Cromer.
The Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, October 18, 2010, at Eureka Baptist Church conducted by Dr. Ron Fousek and Reverend Robert Dickard. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
The family is at the home of Richard & Brenda Sanders, 111 Boxwood Lane, Anderson, and will receive friends from 1:30 pm until 2:30 pm on Monday at Eureka Baptist Church.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Eureka Baptist Church, 1600 Hwy 29 North, Anderson, SC 29621.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.
THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME, Anderson.