Blanche Lillian Garner Boseman, a Halifax County native and the wife of the late Leon G. Boseman, died July 9, 2013 at Chesapeake General Hospital in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Mrs. Boseman was born May 13, 1913 in Halifax County, daughter of the late Ashley Garner and Kate Medlin Garner. She was a lifetime member of Quankie Baptist Church in Rheasville.
She is survived by two sons; Horace C. Boseman and wife Bonnie of Winterville, NC and Glenn Boseman and wife Zdenka of Philadelphia, Pa.; four daughters Gladys Boseman Podruchny and husband James C. of Roanoke Rapids, NC; Shervie Boseman Powell and husband Linwood of Fayetteville, NC; Opal Marsh of Vacaville, Ca.; and Faye Boseman Hatchell and husband Robert of Chesapeake, Va.; 13 Grandchildren and 18 Great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren; her sisters, Edith Gay, of Roanoke Rapids, and Elizabeth Walston of Scotland Neck.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Quankie Baptist Church, 4070 Hwy. 48 Roanoke Rapids, NC at 2:00 PM with Rev. Jerry Boyd and Rev. James McLean officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday, July 12, 2013 from 7:00-9:00 PM at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service.
Online condolences may be made at www.hockadayfs.com.