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William Woodruff Booco

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Birth Date: February 13, 1868
Death Date: December 7, 1967
Age at Death: 99

Marriages

Mary A. Montgomery Booco - November 14, 1901

Burial Details

Cemetery Name: McCoy Cemetery
Cemetery Location: McCoy, Colorado

Obituaries

Eagle Valley Enterprise - December 14, 1967

WILLIAM WOODRUFF BOOCO.
Wm. W. BOOCO, long time resident of Routt and Eagle counties died at Moffat Rest Home in Craig, Colo. on Dec. 7 at the age of 99 years and 10 months.
Born at Anderson, Ind., Feb. 13, 1868, he came to Leadville Colorado with his parents in 1878. Later they moved to Minturn, then to Wolcott. When he was 21 years old he homesteaded at Sidney, Colo.
He later hauled freight by wagon from Denver to Steamboat Springs. He also drove from Wolcott to Steamboat and operated businesses in Steamboat, Yampa and Wolcott.
On Nov. 14, 1901 he was married to Mary A. MONTGOMERY. She died in California in 1926. They had four sons, Gordon, Lawrence, Gern and Jack.
Mr. BOOCO moved his family to a ranch at McCoy in 1915 and resided in the Bond-McCoy area until Dec. 1959 when he entered the rest home in Craig where he resided until his death.
Surviving are two sons, Gern of Arvada and Jack of McCoy; ten grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were two sons, Gordon and Lawrence and one granddaughter, Betty Jo.
Services were held at McCoy Dec. 11 with the Rev. LISSEVELD officiating. Interment was in the McCoy cemetery.
Pallbearers were Wm. JOHANNBROER, Charles RAY, Ronald KIRBY, Howard KIRBY, Charles FORSTER and Pete ALLEN.

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