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Betty Boyer

Betty Boyer

  • November 5, 1919 - December 7, 2011
  • Clearfield, Iowa
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“Doug Sorry to hear you lost your Mom. It's never the same after your parents are gone. Dorothy and Jason Smith ”
1 of 5 | Posted by: Dorothy Smith - Diagonal, IA

“Sherry, So sorry to hear of your loss. May your comfort be from friends,family and faith. Randy ”
2 of 5 | Posted by: Randall Maharry - Estes Park, CO

“Betty was a very special lady; always had a smile and kind words. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Wig and family, you are in my...Read More » ”
3 of 5 | Posted by: Peggy Cordell Brown - Lenox, IA

“When I was a little girl we lived just down the street from Betty and her family. Sherry and I played together when we were younger. Betty always had...Read More » ”
4 of 5 | Posted by: Carol (Bradley) McFee - Rosalie, NE

“How we will miss Betty. She was so full of life and always greeted you with her wonderful smile. I so enjoyed Sunday School at the Christian Church...Read More » ”
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Betty Catherine Boyer, second child of Mary Ethel (Smith) Beemer and Simmie Bryan Beemer, was born November 5, 1919 in rural Conway, Taylor County, Iowa. She grew up and attended Conway Consolidated Schools, graduating in 1939. The family lived at Sumner, Chariton County, Missouri, from 1921 to 1929.
She met her life mate, Marvin R. (Wigg) Boyer, who was from Sharpsburg, Iowa, at a Lenox, Iowa café. They were married at Bedford, Iowa on October 1, 1940 with sister Joyce Beemer and Monson Shaver attendants.
Their first child, Sherry Lynn, was born 1943 while Wigg was at Attu Island. After Wigg's discharge, they lived at Lenox, Iowa, moving to Clearfield in 1950 for Wigg's employment. A son, Douglas Bryce, was born in 1947 in Clearfield. Betty loved to take her grandchildren on nature walks down the "nature road" to watch the birds and small animals. Betty was very active in the Clearfield Christian Church.
Betty passed away on December 7, 2011 in Creston, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her mother Mary Ethel Beemer; her father Simmie Beemer; parents-in-law Grace & Jim Boyer; a daughter at birth, Mary Ann; sister Beth Carolyn Beemer; brothers Bryce Owen Beemer, Dale Willard Beemer, Virgil Bryan Beemer; grandson-in-law Phillip Kirby; great grandchildren Kasey & Kerry; brothers-in-law Ted & Willard; sisters-in-law Velva, Lela, and June.
Betty is survived by her husband Marvin R. (Wigg) Boyer of Clearfield, IA; daughter Sherry (Kenny) Bolinger of Clearfield; son Doug (Deb) Boyer of Clearfield; foster sons Kenny & Joey Johnson; grandchildren Kathy Kirby, Karole (Barry) Weeks, Clete Boyer, Brent (Corrie) Boyer, Ty (Rachael) Boyer, Corina (Pat) George, Drew (Jenn) Boyer; great grandchildren Nick, Katie, Trevor, Cooper, Gracie, Taryn, and Presley; siblings Joyce (Ralph) Ridnour of Omaha, NE, Dean (Betty) Beemer of Cody, WY, Mary Lu Schofield of Kent, IA, Alice Miller of Grant City, MO, Jerry (Jean) Beemer of Lenox, Sally (Gary) Hensley of Corning, Tim (Linda) Beemer of Bedford; sisters-in-law Zoe Beemer of Bedford and Beverly Beemer of Basin, WY.
A memorial fund has been established to the Clearfield Christian Church.