GREENVILLE, KY., David Walton Boggess, 81, of Greenville passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024 in Greenville. Born September 14, 1942 in Greenville the son of Paul Lemuel Boggess and Mildred Winebarger Boggess. He worked for 35 years as a UMWA coal miner for Gibraltar Mines until his retirement in 2004 and was a farmer all his life. He grew up attending Jernigan’s Chapel United Methodist Church and then the First United Methodist Church in Greenville. He loved spending time with his immediate family as well as his extended family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Mark, a brother John Paul, and 2 sisters Dorothy Carnes and Mary Turner.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 60 years Janet Blair Boggess, 3 sons Richard (Hays) Boggess of Lexington, William “Bill” Boggess of Honolulu, and Stephen (Rachelle) Boggess of Greenville, 2 granddaughters Ashlee and Hannah Boggess, 2 brothers James (Mollie) Boggess of Greenville and Joseph (Laura) Boggess, a sister Ruth (John) Bates of Missouri City, TX., a sister-in-law Jeannette Boggess, several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 11am until 1pm.
Funeral services will be Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Greenville United Methodist Church conducted by Dr. Bob Browning. A burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Greenville.
Special heart-felt thank you to HPC of Western Kentucky and the Heartford house in Owensboro, please make any donations in honor of David Boggess to them. Gary’s Funeral Home oversees arrangements.