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Submitted: 6/14/18 • Approved: 6/18/18 • Last Updated: 2/25/24 • R1227387-G1227387-S3
Orville Shelby
Feb 15, 1916 - July 27, 2000
Father:
William David Bostian
Mother:
Cassie Emmaline Bostian
Ella Lee
Nov 6, 1920 - Oct 19, 1997
Orville "Sonny" Boston, 84, of Morrilton died Thursday, July 27, 2000. He was born February 15, 1916, in Morrilton, a son of William David Bostian and Cassie Emiline Howard Bostian. Mr. Bostian was retired from Inland Steel in East Chicago, Indiana, after 30 years of employment. He was the widower of Ella Lee Williams Boston and was a member of Overcup Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Joe Boston of Monticello, Indiana, Gary Boston of Cedar Lake, Indiana, and Larry Boston of Dyer, Indiana; one daughter, Myrna Monts De Oca of Tampa, Florida; two brothers, Lester Bostian of Jacksonville, Florida, and Earple Bostian of Many, Louisiana; nine grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Harris Chapel with the Reverend Paul Seay officiating. Burial was at Pleasant Hill Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton. Pallbearers were Jack Lasater, James Wesley Bush, Earple Bostion, Harold Scroggin, Leonard Hensley, and Jerry Monts De Oca.
Contributed on 6/14/18 by hawkinsdonna48
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