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17248. Juanita Lucille10 McCann (William Calvin9, Sarah (Sally) Rebecca8 Hamner, Margaret Edna7 Blacketter, John Henry6, Elizabeth (Betsy)5 Allgood, Ishmael4, Edward3, William2, Edward1 Algood) was born July 29, 1925. Juanita died January 18, 1994 in Mantachie, Itawamba Co., MS. OBIT: Juanita Lucille "Skeet" McCann Boren, 82, of Pittsfield, IL, formerly of Nebo, IL, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at the Pittsfield Manor.
She was born in Hartford to William C. and Bessie N. Rhodes McCann. She graduated from Nebo High School in 1943.
She married Bruce B. Boren of Nebo in Franklin, IN August 19, 1944, and they became the parents of three sons, Michael Bruce, Phillip Mark and William Thomas.
In addition to being a homemaker, she worked part-time in the Boren and Son Grocery and Dry Goods stores for many years, until retiring in 1992. Skeet loved taking care of her home and spending time with family and friends. She was a faithful member of the Nebo Church of Christ for many years, and taught children in Sunday school. Skeet loved to sing and enjoyed making people laugh.
Her survivors include her husband of 63 years; her sons, Michael (wife Julie) of Pittsfield, Mark of Nebo, and Bill (wife Mona) of Quincy; a brother, Basil McCann and a sister, Maurina Boren, both of Pittsfield; six grandchildren, Jennifer (husband Travis) Miller and Justin, Angela, Zachary, Braxton and Spencer Boren; and three step-great grandchildren.
Skeet was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Leonard, Berdell and Bill McCann; and a sister, Imogene Laux.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Nebo Church of Christ conducted by Brother Wilson Ramsey. Visitation was at the church from 1:30 p.m. until the time of services Sunday, with burial following. A meal was served at the Crossroads Center in Pittsfield following the interment. Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill, IL handled the arrangements.
She married Bruce Boyd Boren August 19,1944 in Franklin, Johnson Co., IN. Bruce was born November 20, 1923 in Pearl, Pike Co., IL. Bruce was the son of Homer Thomas Boren and Verna Opal Renoud. Bruce died March 29, 2008 in Pittsfield, Pike Co. IL. OBIT: Bruce Boyd Boren, 84, of Pittsfield, IL, formerly of Nebo, IL, died March 29, 2008, in the Pittsfield Manor.
He was born Nov. 20, 1923 in Pearl, IL to Homer Thomas and Verna Opal Renoud Boren. His family moved to Nebo when he was two weeks old.
He graduated from Nebo High School in 1941, and attended Gem City Business College in Quincy, IL. He married Juanita Lucille "Skeet" McCann in Franklin., IN, Aug. 19, 1944, and they became the parents of three sons, Michael Bruce, Phillip Mark and William Thomas.
Bruce served in the United States Army during World War II, serving 13 months overseas in the European Theatre. He served in combat with the 75th Infantry Division, including the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 to January 1945.
In 1946 he entered a partnership with his father Homer Boren in a grocery and locker plant business in Nebo. His oldest son Michael joined Boren and Son as a partner in 1972. In 1992 the business was sold, and Bruce Boren retired.
Bruce was involved in numerous civic activities in Nebo and Pike County. He served as Fire Chief for many years, and was a member of the Nebo Fire Department from its inception in 1954 until 1997. He was on the Spring Creek Fire Protection District Board from 1997 until 2005 and was a member of the Pleasant Hill Lions Club.
He served on the Nebo Village Board, and as Mayor of Nebo, and later as Village Treasurer. He was Spring Creek Township Supervisor from 1959 to 1977. He served as president of the Nebo Community Club and as Commander of Nebo American Legion Post 223. He was active in the Nebo Church of Christ all of his life, serving as an elder for more than 45 years. He, along with various members of his family, and others, sang at scores of funerals through the years.
He was a Boy Scout Troop committee member, a summer baseball coach and a Nebo booster in many ways.
He was a member of the old 24-member Pike County Board from 1959 to 1972, serving as the last Chairman of that governing body. He was on the new nine-member County Board from 1972 to 1980, serving two years as chairman of that board, also.
He served on the Illini Hospital Board, the Mental Health Board (708 Board), and as chairman of the Pike County Planning Commission.
When people needed help, Bruce Boren provided it, and when Nebo and Pike County needed leadership, Bruce Boren provided that, also.
His survivors include his sons Michael (wife, Julie) of Pittsfield, Mark of Nebo, and Bill (wife, Mona) of Quincy; a brother, Henry Boren of Chapel Hill, N.C. and a sister, Betty Foote of Tacoma, Wash.; six grandchildren, Jennifer (husband, Travis) Miller, Justin, Angela, Zachary, Braxton and Spencer Boren; and three step great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife of 63 years, and by four sisters, Vernice Franklin, Doris Branson, Lois Skillings and Bona Coultas.
Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, April 2 at 10:30 a.m. in the Nebo Church of Christ by Brother Earnest Johnson and Brother Wilson Ramsey. Burial will be in Greenpond Cemetery south of Milton. A meal will be served following at the Crossroads Center in Pittsfield. Visitation was held 4-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill, and friends called one hour prior to services on Wednesday at the church.
Juanita Lucille McCann and Bruce Boyd Boren had the following children:
32826 i. Michael Bruce11 Boren (living).
32827 ii. William Thomas Boren (living).
32828 iii. Phillip Mark Boren (living).
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