Virgil Lee Boswell

VIRGIL LEE BOSWELL was born on August 1, 1917 near Asher, Oklahoma. He passed on to Heaven on January 22, 2014 after a long battle with heart ailments. Virgil is preceded in death by: his wife, Mary K. (Hays) Boswell, his first born child, Virgil Lee Boswell, Jr. his parents, Bert and Artie (Davis) Boswell: and his three brothers: Robert, Hairl, and Leemon Boswell. He leaves behind his three children: Katherine Vigna of Hendersonville, TN, Richard Boswell of Skiatook, OK and Phillip Boswell of Avant OK. He enjoyed his seven grandchildren: Katherine Renee Vigna, Vickie Woytach, Dan Vigna, Rhonda Morgan, Rick Boswell, Amy Depew, Phillip Lee Boswell and his eleven great grandchildren: Elizabeth Woytach, Katie Woytach, Joshua Morgan, Aaron Morgan, Luke Boswell, Caden Boswell, Anna Boswell, Grace Boswell, Olivia Boswell, J.T. Bradshaw and Glory Bradshaw. Virgil worked many part time jobs as a teen and then as a young adult. Some of them were with oil field companies where he was called "Horse Fly" because he was as quick as a fly and as strong as a horse. Virgil was drafted into the Army in 1942 and was stationed in Washington State, California, and finally sent to Hawaii after Pearl Harbor was bombed. He returned to Seminole, Oklahoma in 1945 and went to work for an oil field company there. During 1959 he was transferred to Alma, Oklahoma and in 1963 was again transferred to Avant, Oklahoma where he worked until he retired at the age of 69. A while after the death of his wife, Mary, he decided to live with his son, Richard, in Skiatook, Oklahoma where he lived until his death. Virgil was a Cub Scout leader for 25 years, serving during the time his boys were in the Scouts and continued serving after they were grown. He received the "Silver Beaver Award" for his 25 years of service. Virgil enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, reading and working jigsaw puzzles. He would often put together parts of old bicycles to make a working one for children who couldn't afford one or would fix up a broken one that they already had. He enjoyed drawing family member's portraits until his eyes got too bad to see the details. Virgil attended Avant House of Prayer and then Skiatook Assembly of God Church when health permitted Visitation will be held on Friday, January 24th 10:00am to 5:00pm; Saturday January 25th 9:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday 1:00pm to 6:00pm at the Peters-Stumpff Funeral Home; 14206 North Cincinnati, Skiatook, OK 74070. Services will be held in Skiatook, at the Peters-Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel on Monday January 27th at 10:00am with Pastor Vince Boone officiating. Graveside Service will take place at Little Cemetery north of Seminole, OK at 2:00pm on January 27th. Friends are invited to join the family in saying goodbye to Virgil. Interment in Little Cemetery is under the directions of Peters-Stumpff Funeral Home. Casket bearers for the service will be Joshua Morgan, Aaron Morgan, Eugene Morgan, Rick Boswell, Jimmy Ferguson and Phillip Lee Boswell. Musical selections for the service will be "My Jesus I Love Thee" and "When They Ring Those Golden Bells" sung by John Vigna. Military services by the Ft. Sill Honor Guard.

Virgil Lee Boswell

August 1, 1917 - January 22, 2014