Betty Louise Welch Boggan

Mrs. Boggan passed away Sunday evening, December 25, 2016, at Millington (TN) Healthcare.

A native of Humboldt, she was the daughter of the late John Doyle Welch, Sr. and Edna Christine Barger Welch. A 1957 graduate of Gibson High School, she married Mr. Wallace "Doe" Boggan on Saturday, October 5, of that same year. They were married 44 years at the time of his death on January 2, 2002. She was also preceded in death by a sister, JoAnn McMillan.

Mrs. Boggan was a long-time employee of the National Bank of Commerce working as a cotton clerk and retiring after 30 years with the bank. She also worked for almost 6 years with Jack's Nursery in Bolivar. She was a member of the West Memorial Baptist Church and enjoyed camping, tending and caring for her plants, spending time with her grandchildren and her church family. She had lived in the Grand Valley Lakes community of Hardeman County for over 20 years.

She is survived by a son, Gerald Boggan of Millington; a sister, Doris Crider of Milan; two brothers, John Doyle Welch, Jr. (Beverly) of Oakland, TN and Gene Larry Welch of Humboldt; four grandchildren, Lauren Benson, Gary, Gregory and Marci Boggan; and 3 great-grandchildren, Laney Rae, Haden and Tanner Benson.