OBITUARY   Rosetta Louise Boykin, 95 years of age of Big Spring, died on August 20, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 23, 2010 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with Rev. Sharon Wiese, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. She was born on March 12, 1915 to R.C. and Mae Hale of Corrollton, Texas in Dallas County. Louise was the middle child of 7 children, with 4 brothers and 2 sisters, ad she was predeceased by all of her siblings and her parents. She grew up in the then-farming community of Carrollton where she worked in the cotton patch and helped her parents with chores including churning butter, collecting eggs from chickens, milking cows, and sewing. Following high school graduation, she attended nursing school and was awarded the Registered Nursing degree in May 1937 from St Paul's Hospital School of Nursing of Dallas. Her first employment was there as a nurse. In October 1937, Louise moved to Big Spring, where she began working at the Bivings Hospital for Dr. Bivings, Dr. P.W. Malone and Dr. J.E. Hogan. This hospital soon became Malone & Hogan Hospital and Clinic. Mrs. Boykin was co-owner of R. H. Boykin Oil Company. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Big Spring, and long-time member of the Couples Class and former Sunday School teacher. Her community service has included serving as member of the 1938 Hyperion Club (past president in 1948); Charter Member of the Pink Ladies at Malone & Hogan Hospital; Charter Member of Big Spring Gardening Club; member of Child Study Club;; and serving as adult leader/nurse at summer Girl Scout Camp in Abilene for several years. Over her adult years, she enjoyed, with her husband and friends, playing bridge, golfing, bowling, sewing, and fishing. Her special passions were family get-togethers, gardening, and cooking for her family and friends. She was a peach cobbler and homemade peach ice cream gourmet! Louis met Ross H. Boykin on January 1, 1938 on a blind date. They married on August 29, 1938, and remained married for 64 years until his death on September 2, 2002. She is survived by four descendant generations including 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Annette and David Hodnett, and Betty and Ronnie Wales, all of Big Spring; her grandchildren and their spouses, Angela and Conrad Solis of Dripping Springs, Russell and Tonja Hodnett of Big Spring, Stacey and Jim Kushaney of Hurst, Valerie Johnson of Pineville, Louisiana, and Craig Hodnett (now decased); her great-grandchildren, Teran and Kenny Hagerich of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, Brittany Hodnett and Jace Nix of Hurst, Liana and Miranda Solis of Dripping Springs, Eric Kushaney of the US Navy stationed in Groton, Connecticut and Daniel Kushaney of Nacogdoches and great-great-grandchildren, Macy and Kenny Hagerich of New Kensington. Obituary posted on the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home and Crematory website

 

BOYKIN ROSS H. - 1914 - 2002 LOUISE R. - 1915 - 2010 Trinity Memorial Park, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas

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• In Memoriam - Carrollton High School - Class of 1934

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