Our dear friend has just passed away at 5:40 pm after a short illness at the Waycross Hospital Hospice Unit , he had been fighting with pneumonia .

.. Purdom was the first born to the late Robert Fulton Boatright Sr. and Alma Lorene Sims Boatright ..
.. A native of Pierce County and owner of the Boatright Glass company on Albany Avenue in Waycross....

Purdom
(1s)t married Johnnie R. Higgs (--- )
( 2nd) married Sybil Knowles (8-23-1985 WC )

... SIBLINGS:
Janice Boatright (1951-1964)
Robert F. Boatright Jr. (1936-2012)(wife Imogene)
Hollis Boatright (1933-1996)(wife Laquita)
Mary Lee Boatright Lovell (husband Johnny Floyd)
Eula Boatright ( husband Joe Murray)
Dale Boatright O'Steen
Barbara Boatright (husband Jerry Gilliard)
Patricia 'Pat' Boatright Raulerson (husband Rick Phillip)
Shirley Boatright (husband Mickey Walker)
Earl M. Boatright (wife Pearl)
Daniel Boatright
Rabb Boatright (wife Ann)
Paul Boatright (wife Barbara)

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Funeral will be held on Saturday at New Life Church in Blackshear (next to Stewart's )and Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements ...

Mr. Purdom Boatright died Wednesday at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House. He came from less than nothing in the backwoods of The Forks of the Hurricane in Pierce County, son of a sharecropper where he learned quick to be a man. He worked several jobs at once to make a life and future for himself, supporting his mother and younger siblings due to the death of his father at an early age. In his teenage years his experience in farming allowed him to take a job with John King. There he farmed the Kings Tract in Dixie Union and also supervised at Kings Canal in Folkston, which was over 11,000 acres in the Okefenokee, where they cleared land for canals and boat trails.

An opening became available at John King Ford Motor Company in Waycross in the auto glass, upholstery and detailing department. He served over twenty-eight years in this department. When Mr. King retired and sold his dealership, Purdom ventured on his own and established Boatright Auto Glass. Eventually his brother Paul Boatright joined him with his expertise in upholstery. Together they established and operated Boatright Glass and Trim Shop. He also served as President of Boatright and Associates, a thriving real estate business.

After a few years of retirement where he enjoyed fishing, hunting and world travels with his wife, family and friends he decided to return to the work field. He established Southeast Crane Service and Blackshear Car Wash and Detail in Blackshear. He owned and operated both businesses until health issues forced him to sale and permanently retire. One of his proudest accomplishments was serving in the United States National Guard where he completed his training in Fort Jackson, North Carolina.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Fulton Boatright, Sr. and Alma Sims Boatright, along with a sister, Janice Marie Boatright, and two brothers, Hollis Boatright and Robert Fulton Boatright, Jr.

He is survived by his wife, Sybil K. Boatright of Blackshear,
two God children, Kim Zachry of Waycross, Michael Zachry and his wife Jamie of Waycross,
two God grandchildren, Hagen Zachry, Maybre Zachry,
( six sisters,)
Mary Floyd of Blackshear,
Dale Lorene O’Steen of Blackshear,
Barbara Gilliard and her husband Jerry of Blackshear,
Eula Pauline Murray of Blackshear,
Shirley Ann Walker of Waycross,
Patricia Philips and her husband Rick of Blackshear,
( four brothers,)
Earl Boatright and his wife Pearl of Blackshear,
Paul Boatright and his wife Barbara of Waycross,
Daniel Boatright of Blackshear,
Franklin Thomas “Rab” Boatright and his wife Anne of Patterson,


A funeral service will be held, 2:00 p.m., Saturday at New Life Assembly of God. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday at the church beginning at 1:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to New Life Assembly of God, 2191 Golf Course Road, Blackshear, Georgia 31516.
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A funeral for Purdom Boatright was held Saturday afternoon at New Life Assembly of God with the Rev. Andy Peacock and the Rev. Dewayne Tanner officiating.
Burial followed in Oakland Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Keith Boatright, Ricky Boatright, Greg Boatright, James Walker, Shawn Boatright and Bo Foster.

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