Boxell, Richard

1938 - 2019  (81 years)

• Name	Boxell, Richard
  Birth	12 Feb 1938	Portland, Jay County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 07a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 13, page 07a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	BOXE.R002
  _FGRAVE	203432792
  Death	30 Sep 2019	Richwoods, Washington County, Missouri   [2]
  Person ID	I39749	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Boxell, Samuel E.,   b. 8 Jan 1916, Indiana d. 10 May 1989 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Dick, Thelma Lucille,   b. 10 Mar 1915, Blackford County, Indiana d. 7 Jun 2003, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F11595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fetsch, Georgia Marie
  Family ID	F19548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Feb 1938 - Portland, Jay County, Indiana Death - 30 Sep 2019 - Richwoods, Washington County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Of Richwoods, Missouri was born on February 12, 1938, in Portland, Indiana, a son to the late Samuel Boxell and the late Thelma (Dick) Boxell. Dick entered eternal rest on Monday, September 30, 2019 at his residence having reached eighty-one years of age. In addition to his parents, Dick is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Georgia Marie (Fetsch) Boxell. Survivors include seven children: Jerry (Annie) Boxell, Julia (Rusty) Calfus, Dan (Janice) Boxell, Cheryl (Bruce) Wilcockson, Brian (Kathy) Boxell, Ron (Tracy) Boxell, and Suzie (David) Mennemeier; two step-children: John (Peggy) Hyatt and Steve Hyatt; brother, Robert (Nova) Boxell; sister, Shirley (Don) Turner; fourteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have been cared for by DeClue Funeral Home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6817] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S15688] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Richard Dale 'Dick' Boxell, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203432792/richard-dale-boxell) (Reliability: 2). [S7674] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Boxell, Samuel E. and Thelma L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=241&GScid=105163&GRid=18142251&), none. (Reliability: 2).