November 12, 2007 - 2:39PM

Mr. John Richard “Pa” Boswell

GRAHAM — Mr. John Richard “Pa” Boswell, 86, of 405 Gates Ave., died at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2007, at the Hospice Home and Palliative Care Center of Burlington.

He was retired from Kayser-Roth and a charter member of the Faucette Township Volunteer Fire Department. He was a past Boy Scout leader in the community and was a member of Piedmont Presbyterian Church. He loved his children and all of his wonderful grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Johnson Boswell of the home; daughters, Pat Gray and husband, Hilton, of Haw River and Sue Cozart and husband, David, of Cape Carteret, N.C.; a son, John Richard Boswell II and wife, Connie, of Burlington; a sister, Sarah Shaw and husband, Worth, of Asheboro; grandchildren, Rick Boswell and wife, Holly, Kimberly Shore, Chris Cozart and wife, Charla, Misty Andrews Teague and husband, Jason, Heather Andrews Tapp and husband, Chris, and Gray Andrews; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John William Boswell and Susie Wilson Boswell; a granddaughter, Robin Boswell; three brothers; and two sisters.