Obituary Sunday~William Joel Daniel ‘Joe’ Boan

Mr. W. J. D. Boan, whose home was West of Chesterfield, died suddenly from an unknown cause early Friday night at the Chesterfield Drug Store, where he had been taken for treatment. Mr. Boan had finished a day’s work for Mr. H. H. Harrall and was apparently in good health when he started for home. He stopped on the way at the shop of his father-in-law, Mr. [James Michael ‘Mike’] Watson, near the County fair grounds for a chat. After leaving the shop he had gone but a short distance when he began to experience great pain. he turned about with the intention of getting to a doctor for assistance. Mr. Bruce Douglass is said to have been attracted by his moans as went o his aid, later taking him to the Chesterfield Drug Store. He lived only a few minutes after the arrival of a physician. The exact cause of this death, the physician stated could not be definitely determined without a post-mortem examination. Mr. Boan was about [47] years of age. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Jennie Watson before her marriage, and by eight children as follows: Mrs. Susie Huneycutt, Mrs. Grace Rivers, Mrs. J.  R. Lampley, Misses Edith and Hallie Boan; two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Miles and Mrs. Lillie Hunt and one half-sister, Mrs. Mable Smith. Funeral services will be at the home of Mr. Boan Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Burial will follow at the Hurst cemetery.
William Joel Daniel ‘Joe’ Boan was born 25 September 1884, a son of Daniel Boan and Susannah Virginia Horne. He had two sisters and two half-sisters. One of his half-sisters, Emeline, preceded him in death.








 
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[1] James C. Pigg, Obituaries from the Chesterfield Advertiser 1932-1936; Self-Published, 2004, page 9. Obituary of William Joel Daniel 'Joe' Boan; The Chesterfield Advertiser,14 April 1932, page 1, column 3, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.