Ray Boner

Ray Odell Boner, age 95, of Joelton, TN died Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Springfield. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, February, 16th at 11 o’clock am in the chapel of Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View with Bro. Barry Simpson officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville at 1:15PM with military honors. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 5-8:00PM and again on Tuesday from 9AM till the hour of service. Mr. Boner was born September 6, 1920 in Hermitage, TN to the late George W. and Mary Eliza Cook Boner. He was a retired Plant Supervisor at Tennessee Tufting Company and was a Baptist. He was a lifetime member of the “Military Order of the Cootie” of the United States which is the “Honor degree of the Veterans of Foreign Wars” As a young man, Mr. Boner did what a lot of young men did during those difficult days- he changed his date of birth and worked in the “Civilian Conservation Corps” while a young teenage boy. He worked on many of the state parks that we enjoy today such as Norris Dam State Park. At the age of 16 he joined the United States Army and served during World War II and achieved the rank of Sergeant. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. He will be remembered as a man who never asked his country for anything, but only what he could do for his country. The family wishes to say a special “thank you” to Golden Living Center, and NorthCrest Hospice, his neighbors Mike and Ronnie Spann, and his nephews Mark and Joe Brown who cared for him the last two years of his life. In addition to his parents, Mr. Boner is preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mai Neeley Boner; brothers, Lewis E., George R., and Roy L.; sisters, Sarah F. Brown, Elsie L. Warrick; and step-son, Billy Joe Neely. He is survived by grandchildren, Jarvis Neeley of Hendersonville, and Shelly Martin of Smyrna; great-grandchildren, Rachel Neeley and Ashley Meadows; and several nieces and nephews. If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to your local VFW chapter. Austin & Bell Funeral Home Pleasant View is in charge of these arrangements. (615) 746-4433 www.austinandbell.com

Ray Boner

September 6, 1920 - February 13, 2016