Maribeth June (Norris) BOYINGTON

BOYINGTON, NORRIS, BREWER, RICHARDS, SWANSON, REIGHARD, BEX, ENABNIT, WILCOX, LANSTRUM, MCGRATH, CROSS, DIDIO, BAINES, GRAHAM

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/24/2013 at 13:40:47

June 23, 1930 --- October 22, 2013

Maribeth Boyington, age 83, of Rowan passed away Tuesday October 22, 2013 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond. Memorial services for Maribeth Boyington will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday October 26, 2013 at the United Church of Rowan in Rowan. Pastor Nancy Hoffmeister will officiate. Burial will take place in the Graceland Cemetery near Rowan. Visitation for Maribeth Boyington will be from 10:00 A.M. – servicetime at the church on Saturday. Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South in Belmond is in charge of arrangements.

Maribeth June (Norris) Boyington, the daughter of Ray and Edna (Brewer) Norris, was born on June 23, 1930 in Rowan, Iowa. She attended and graduated from the Rowan High School. Maribeth married Allen E. Boyington on October 15, 1950. They made their home in rural Dows, where they farmed until moving to Rowan. Maribeth enjoyed going to all of her children’s sporting events, crocheting, crafts, her garden, and was always on the hunt for a special flower. She was an avid bird watcher, and enjoyed all the fishing-camping trips to Minnesota and Canada to Cooks Camp. For the last 25 years they spent their winters in Weslaco, Texas. And out of all the pets they had out on the farm her little poodle Frenchie, held a special place in her heart.

Maribeth is survived by her husband of 63 years Allen of Rowan, her 3 children: Rebecca (Randy) Richards of Dike, Thad (Nancy) Boyington of Hampton, and Kimberly (Edward) Swanson of Goodell, and daughter-in-law (Brenda) Boyington of Williams; her 11 grandchildren: Stephanie (Nick) Reighard of Dows, Chad (Darci) Boyington of Klemme, Jenni (Bradley) Bex of Cedar Rapids, Chase Richards of Garland, Texas, Halli Jo Richards of Andrews, Texas, Kelli (Josh) Enabnit of Clear Lake, Ryan (Nicole) Boyington of Ankeny , Rachel (Mark) Wilcox of Lansing, Kansas Nicole (Jody) Lanstrum of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jamie(Randy) McGrath of Clear Lake, and Matthew Swanson of Goodell. 17 Great grandchildren: Ashlynn and fiancé (Anthony), Jenna, Whitney, Jose, Kameron, James, Jaxon, Brooks, Megan, Ashley, Hayden, Amelia, George, Kayleigh, Payton, Emersyn, Cohen, and one more on the way. 2 Great Great Grandchildren, Olivia, Aiden, and one more on the way. Also her two sisters, Marjorie Cross of Dows, and Bonnie Didio of Clarion; and a brother Richard Norris of Rowan. Maribeth was preceded in death by her parents, her son Craig, her brother Merlynd Norris, and her sister Lorraine Baines, and her daughter-in-laws, Susan Graham, and Lynn Boyington.

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