Mary Ila Stallings Boaze, 98, formerly of 17 Schoolfield Drive, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at her current residence, Roman Eagle Memorial Home. She had been hospitalized with pneumonia for six days prior to returning to the nursing home Tuesday night.
Born February 9, 1913 in the Pelham, NC community, she was the daughter of the late Alexander David “Nick” Stallings and Lottie Belle Durham Stallings.
She was a member of Schoolfield Baptist Church since 1940, where she served faithfully as Sunday School teacher for the childrens’ departments and nursery. She was the treasurer for the Women’s Missionary Union and member of the Baptism Committee and Social Committee. She also helped form the “Bee Active Longer Club” which was a group of ladies from the church and community who would get together to do crafts and donated money to families in need. One of her favorite activities in the home was raising her own vegetable garden, freezing and canning the food, then the joy of cooking and preparing meals for her family and friends.
She was married to Bernard Boaze for 69 ½ years, who predeceased her in January 2003.
She is survived by one son: Hubert G. Boaze and his wife Jeanelle Burk Boaze of Virginia Beach; two daughters: Linda B. Long and Shelby B. Burnett and her husband Darriel Burnett of Danville; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; one brother: Curtis Stallings.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a son, Ronald Neal Boaze, ten brothers and five sisters.
Graveside funeral services officiated by Rev. David R. Turbyfill will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in Danville Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday, April 8, 2011 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at Swicegood Funeral Home.
The family respectfully requests that anyone wishing to make memorial donations send them to Schoolfield Baptist Church, 12 Schoolfield Drive, Danville, VA 24541, or the Activities Committee at Roman Eagle Memorial Home, 2526 North Main Street, Danville, VA 24540.
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