George Milton BOYINGTON

BOYINGTON, NORTHUP, COLLINS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:58

September 10, 1902 ---- January 23, 1979

Former Salem resident, George Milton Boyington, 76, of Ilwaco, Wash., died Jan. 23 in an Ilwaco hospital. Born in Galt, Iowa, he worked in sales promotion in Salem for a number of years until moving to Ilwaco in 1974. He was the originator of the Pronto-pup (hot dog on a stick) soon after World War II. After getting the idea, he had a flour company develop the proper type of batter, obtained financial backing and sold franchises all over the U.S., according to his son, Jack, of Salem. He was a member of Grace Church, San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Gideon International. Survivors include wife, Versa; sons, Jack. Salem, and Baxter, Santa Maria, Calif.; daughter, Jolene Northup, Glenwood, Ill.; brother, Floyed, Mehama; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held Jan. 27 in Penttila's mortuary, Long Beach, Wash. The family suggests contributions to the Gideon Bible Fund.

Statesman Journal --- Salem, Oregon
3 February 1979

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[son of Charles William Boyington and Mary Loretta Collins]