Dr. Virgil E Boatwright

1927 - 1986  (58 years)

• Name	Virgil E Boatwright
  Title	Dr.
  Born	14 Aug 1927	Valley Center, Sedgwick County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jul 1986	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
  Buried	31 Jul 1986	Riley Cemetery, Riley, Riley County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2513	Rossville
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Norval Boatwright
  Mother	Dessie Merrifield Boatwright
  Married	24 Jun 1914	Kincaid, Anderson County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- Boatwright, Norval and Dessie MR. AND MRS. BOATWRIGHT The children of Mr. and Mrs. Norval Boatwright, Garnett, will honor them Sunday, June 23 with a reception in the First Baptist Church, Garnett, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in celebration of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary. Hosts will be: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Boatwright, Annandale, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Boatwright, Sycamore, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Boatwright, Delia; and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Evans, Hays. Mr. and Mrs. Boatwright were married June 24, 1014 in the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Merrifield, near Kincaid. Mr. Boatwright taught for 46 years before his retirement in 1958. The couple requests that no gifts be presented.
  Family ID	F880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donna J McVaugh Boatwright,   b. 1927, Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas ,   d. 20 May 2017  (Age 90 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1947	Riley, Riley County, Kansas
  Children	1. Rebecca Boatwright Gray   2. Bruce Boatwright   3. Theodore Boatwright   4. Douglas Boatwright
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019 15:11:16
  Family ID	F881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 28 Jul 1986 - Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Buried - 31 Jul 1986 - Riley Cemetery, Riley, Riley County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Boatwright, Virgil 1 DR. VIRGIL E. BOATWRIGHT Dr. Virgil E. Boatwright, 58, Route 3, Tonganoxie, died Monday, July 28, 1986, at a Kansas City, Ks. hospital after he suffered a heart attack. Dr. Boatwright was superintendent of Basehor-Linwood Unified School District the past two years. He previously was superintendent of schools at Russell and Kaw Valley Unified School District 321. He had taught in high schools in Smith Center, Shawnee Mission district and Washington district in Kansas City. He also was science and mathematics coordinator in the Washington district schools. He was president of Midwest Institute at Eureka. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was born August 14, 1927, at Valley Center, the son of Norval and Dessie Merrifield Boatwright. He was graduated from Emporia State Teachers College with bachelor, master and specialist degrees and received his doctorate in education administration from the University of Kansas at Lawrence. Dr. Boatwright was a member and deacon of Whitechurch Christian Church in the Whitechurch community near Kansas City, Ks. He was a 4-H Club leader in Greenwood and Wyandotte counties and a Boy Scout committeeman. He was a former member of the Lions Club at Delia, St. Marys Chamber of Commerce, and Eureka Chamber of Commerce board of directors. He was a former Kiwanis Club officer and member of the Wyandotte County Extension Council board of directors. He also was a member of the Kansas Association of School Administrators, United School Administrators of Kansas, Kansas Association of Biology Teachers of which he was president in 1963 and 1967, and the National Science Teachers Association. Dr. Boatwright was a member of the Kansas Association of Teachers of Science, regional representative of Phi Delta Kappa honorary society in education, member of the audit committee of the Kansas Association of School Administrators, and a member of the American Association for Higher Education Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and Kansas Academy of Science. He was married to Donna J. McVaugh December 28, 1947, at Riley. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Gray, Fort Worth, Tex.; three sons, Bruce Boatwright, Albuquerque, N.M., and Theodore Boatwright and Douglas Boatwright, both of Wamego; a sister, Mrs. Marjorie Evans, Hays; two brothers, Gerald Boatwright, Danbury, Conn.; and 10 grandchildren Services were at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Baptist Church in Basehor. Graveside services were at 3 p.m. Thursday in Riley Cemetery at Riley. Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie as in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dr. Virgil Boatwright Science Scholarship Fund and sent in care of the funeral home, Tonganoxie, Ks. 66086.
  		Obituary- Boatwright, Virgil 3 DR. VIRGIL E. BOATWRIGHT Tonganoxie - Dr. Virgil E. Boatwright, 58, Route 3, Tonganoxie, died Monday, July 28, at a Kansas City, Kan., hospital after he suffered a heart attack. Dr. Boatwright was superintendent of Basehor-Linwood Unified School District the past two years. He previously was superintendent of schools at St. Marys and Russell. He had taught in high schools in Smith Center, Shawnee Mission district and Washington district in Kansas City. He also was science and mathematics coordinator in the Washington district schools. He was president of Midwest Institute at Eureka. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was born Aug. 14, 1927, at Valley Center, the son of Norval and Dessie Merrifield Boatwright. He was graduated from Emporia State Teachers College with bachelor, master and specialist degrees and received his doctorate in education administration from the University of Kansas at Lawrence. Dr. Boatwright was a member and deacon of Whitechurch Christian Church in the Whitechurch community near Kansas City, Kan. He was a 4-H Club leader in Greenwood and Wyandotte counties and a Boy Scout committeeman. He was a member of the Lions Club at Delia, St. Marys Chamber of Commerce, and Eureka Chamber of Commerce board of directors. He was a former Kiwanis Club officer and member of the Wyandotte County Extension Council board of directors. He also was a member of the Kansas Association of School Administrators, United School Administrators of Kansas, Kansas Association of Biology Teachers of which he was president in 1963 and 1967, and the National Science Teachers Association. Dr. Boatwright was a member of the Kansas Association of Teachers of Science, regional representative of Phi Delta Kappa honorary society in education, member of the audit committee of the Kansas Association of School Administrators, and a member of the American Association for Higher Education Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and Kansas Academy of Science. He was married to Donna J. McVaugh Dec. 28, 1947, at Riley. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Gray, Fort Worth, Texas; three sons, Bruce Boatwright, Albuquerque, N.M., and Theodore Boatwright and Douglas Boatwright, both of Wamego; a sister, Mrs. Marjorie Evans, Hays; two brothers, Gerald Boatwright, Annandale, Va., and Donald Boatwright, Danbury, Conn.; and 10 grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Baptist Church in Basehor. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Riley Cemetery at Riley. Mr. Boatwright will like in state from 3 until 8 p.m. today at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dr. Virgil Boatwright Science Scholarship Fund and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Boatwright, Virgil 2 Top official at Basehor-Linwood dies unexpectedly of heart attack Virgil Boatwright, Basehor-Linwood superintendent of schools, died suddenly Monday of a heart attack. Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie is in charge of the arrangements which are pending. Mr. Boatwright was born in Valley Center where he completed school through the sixth grade. The family then moved to Sumner County near Anson. He graduated in 1945 from Wellington High School in the Anson area and joined the Navy for a year. Mr. Boatwright began college at Kansas State University and transferred to Emporia State Teacher’s College when he was a junior. After he received his bachelor’s degree, he taught bacteriology at Emporia for a year while he completed his master’s degree. He worked as a development engineer with Western Electric for 18 months in Chicago. He returned to Kansas in 1957 as a math and science teacher in the Washington School District in Kansas City, Kan. where he remained until 1967. During his tenure in the Washington School District, Mr. Boatwright became the head of the science department and district administrator/coordinator of science and math. He received his Ph.D. in education during this time from the University of Kansas. He became the director of the Midwest Institute of Business Administration, Eureka, Kan. for a brief time. Mr. Boatwright was the superintendent of Kaw Valley USD 432 for ten years and of the school district at Russell for three years. He became the superintendent of Basehor-Linwood schools in 1983 and was currently active in that post. He is survived by his wife, Donna, of the home; three sons, and a daughter. Mr. Boatwright was active in area civic and community affairs. He served as the first secretary of the Basehor Chamber of Commerce and continued to be active on the board. Memorials in his name to a scholarship fund in his honor are suggested. For more information, call Rev Dumler, 724-1396 in the afternoons.