Eugene Travis Boyer of Muskogee, OK (formerly of Poteau) passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011 in Muskogee. Gene was born October 14 in Parma, MO to Otto Chester & Stella Pearl (Carylile) Boyer. He spent his career as a retail manager for Walmart & C.R. Anthony’s & was a partner in D&D Pharmacy in Poteau and Fort Smith, AR. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty. Gene was a 57-year member of the Poteau Masonic Lodge. Gene was a veteran of the US Army & attended First Baptist Church in Poteau. His passion was bowling.
Survivors include daughters & sons-in-law, Judy & Ed Logwood of Harrisonville, MO, Sherrie & Michael Jones of Poteau, OK; son & daughter-in-law, Steven & Marianna Boyer of Chesapeake, VA; 8 grandchildren; brother, Floyd “Cotton” Boyer of Belton, MO., and left behind scores of friends wherever he lived.
Services will be 10 am, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau, OK with Rev. Jim Cook officiating. Interment will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Springfield, MO.