Janet R. Boggs - 1938-2007
Janet R. Boggs, 68, of Ashland, passed away at her residence on Aug. 17, 2007, having courageously battled heart disease for 27 years.
She was born in Ashland on Dec. 3, 1938, the daughter of the late Kenneth Elven and Virginia Katherine Smith.
She was a 1956 graduate of Ashland High School and also was a graduate of Ashland Junior College. She was a field coordinator for Appalachian Counsel and secretary for 1865 United Steel Workers.
She was a member of the Grassland United Methodist Church and had given her heart to God. She also was a member of the National Rifle Association.
She was united in marriage on Jan. 18, 1959, to Gerald Dean Boggs, who preceded her in death in February 2007.
She is survived by her son, Kenneth Dean Boggs, and his wife, Kimberly, of Rush; her daughter, Melilnda K. Daniel and her husband, Don, of Morehead; a brother, James Douglas Smith and his wife, Janet Sue, of Powder Springs, Ga.; two sisteres, Kenna Jean Dunn and her husband, Lou, of Ashland, and Beverly K. Brown and her husband, Bill, of Harpster, Ohio; grandchildren Matthew David Daniel, Derek Todd Daniel, Kenneth Tyler Wheeler and Andrew, Travis and Ross Montgomery.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel with pastor David Herndon and brother Frank Wallace officiating. Entombment will be in Ashland Cemetery Mausoleum chapel.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made to steenfuneralhomes.com.
Friends may make contributions to the Grassland United Methodist Church, 17839 Bear Creak, Meads, Ashland, KY 41102.
