The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Wednesday
May 10, 1911
Page 5
Column 6EAST UNION.
Mr. Gay Boston and Miss Beulah Ogilvie stole a march on their many friends by slipping away to Burlington, Iowa, on Saturday April 29, and getting married. Their wedding was a complete surprise to everyone, not even the parents of either, knew of their intentions. Gay is a good and industrious boy and well worthy of the handsome and accomplished girl he has won for his bride. On Thursday evening last, a crowd of young people went to the home of the groom and gave them an old fashioned charivari, with guns and cow bells: then they were all invited into the house and treated to a bushel of pop corn and a box of cigars. The whole community join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Boston a long, happy and prosperous life, especially Corntassell.
Hancock County Journal
and The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Thursday
December 29, 1960
Page 11
Column 5Gaylord Boston
Funeral services for Charles Gaylord Boston of Carthage were held Monday, Dec. 26, at 1:30 p.m. in the Kilgore Memorial Home and at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist church in Carthage, the Rev. Robert J. Bulkley and the Rev. Elmer L. Castrodale officiating. Mrs. Ted Lane was the organist. Casket bearers were Lee Murphy, Merlin Gibson, Joe Vance, Russell Bettisworth, Harold Bishop and William Hayes. Burial was in Moss Ridge cemetery.
Mr. Boston died suddenly in his home Saturday morning, Dec. 24.
He was born on a farm near Carthage, a son of Charles and Rowena Yetter Boston. He was one of seven children.
He was married to Beulah Ogilvie of Carthage and they began housekeeping on a farm near Carthage, where they lived until 1947. At this time they retired because of Mr. Boston's health and moved to California and remained until his health improved. Later they returned to Carthage where they have lived for the last 12 years.
Mr. Boston was a lifelong member of the First Baptist church of Carthage.
Surviving are the widow; a daughter, Mrs. Bernard (Ruth) Hardesty of Franklin Park; a son, Wayne of Carthage; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Lula White of Carthage and Mrs. Fern Frazee of Keokuk; a brother, Ernest of rural Carthage and several nieces and nephews.
