Mattie B. Boshell

Mattie B. Boshell, 94 passed away in Pearland, Texas. January 27, 2011. She was born January 27, 1917 to parents Thomas and Minnie Lowery of Dora, Alabama. Mattie was preceded in death by her parents, husband R. J. Boshell, her brother Bill Lowery, her sisters Ruth Lawler, Christine Peters of Alabama and Louise McKinney of Atlanta, Georgia. Mattie is survived by her daughter Brenda Crocker and husband Terry Crocker of Galveston, Texas, her grandson Terry Crocker, Jr. and his wife Beth, great grandsons Grant and Grayson Crocker all of Mission, Texas; her granddaughter Anna Rolin and great granddaughter Alyssa Ashley of Magnolia, Texas and great grandson Garrett Crocker of Huntsville, Texas. Mattie is also survived by her brothers Thomas and Clarence Lowery of Dora, Alabama. Graveside services and burial will be 2:00 pm, February 25, 2011 at Elmwood Cemetery, 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Birmingham, Alabama. In lieu of flowers Mattie's favorite charity is Catholic Charities.

Now that we come to the end of Mattie’s life, her memory is buried deep in my heart and dwells deep in my soul. Our relationship has not ended because she lives on in my heart. I will continue to remember her, think of her and love her for the rest of my life until we meet again. All that Mattie was, all the love she shared and the relationships she had will not die. That depth of caring is everlasting.