Hershal Boone
April 9, 2023 — April 9, 2023
Hershal Erwin Boone of Pleasant Grove, Alabama went to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. He was born on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939 in Birmingham, Alabama to Ada Will Howell Harris and Erwin Collie Boone. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Elizabeth Boone, his father, his mother, his step-father, William Harris and sister, Diana Boone Perry. He is survived by his sister, Mickey Boone Helms of Hueytown, his cousin, Kitty Melvin of Cantonment, Florida, his sister-in-law, Betty Giles of Rosman, North Carolina and his five children: Theresa Boone Kanute (Steve) of Pleasant Grove, Jeff Howell Boone (Tammy) of Pleasant Grove, Kelli Boone Lawhon (Phil) of Vestavia, Jon Erwin Boone (Debbie) of Hoover, and Scott William Boone (Leigh Ann) of Sterrett, 15 grandchildren: Jennifer Gaddis Perkins (Wes), Stephanie Wood (Walter), Amy Hendrix (Chris), Stephen Kanute (Shelby), Justin Boone (Devanne), Breanne Coston (David), Jonathan Lawhon, Mary Elizabeth Lawhon, Sam Lawhon, Jackson Boone, Claire Boone, Charlie Boone, Caroline Boone, Isabelle Boone and Catelyn Boone and 10 great-grandchildren: Jake Gaddis, Emmie Gaddis, Josh Gaddis, Tessa Gaddis Perkins, Grace Gaddis Perkins, Walter Wood, Oliver Wood, Emma Kanute, Harper Boone and Olivia Boone.
Mr. Boone was a graduate of Hueytown High School where he played on the football team. He was an accountant for over forty years and an Alabama football fan for eighty-four years. Besides Alabama football, Mr. Boone loved collecting rocks, eating bar-b-que and spending time in the Great Smoky Mountains. He was always known to pick up a rock or two on his daily walks to add to his collection. He would tell you that Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que was his favorite restaurant. He would also always pick the Mountains to go to for vacation over anywhere else. But Mr. Boone’s two favorite loves were his family and the Lord. He loved his wife, Nancy, for over sixty-two years, his children, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren and anyone who entered his life with a true servant’s heart. He was a charter member of Faith Free Methodist Church in Pleasant Grove where he also served as treasurer, board member and auditor. There is no doubt that when Mr. Boone entered Heaven he heard well done, good and faithful servant.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 12 at 11:00 at Patterson-Forest Grove Funeral Home in Pleasant Grove, Alabama. The funeral service will begin at 12:00 followed by a graveside service with Rev. Joe Shuffett officiating. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Forest Manor Health & Rehab and of Journey Hospice for their loving care for Mr. Boone. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Faith Free Methodist Church of Pleasant Grove.
Mr. Boone was a graduate of Hueytown High School where he played on the football team. He was an accountant for over forty years and an Alabama football fan for eighty-four years. Besides Alabama football, Mr. Boone loved collecting rocks, eating bar-b-que and spending time in the Great Smoky Mountains. He was always known to pick up a rock or two on his daily walks to add to his collection. He would tell you that Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que was his favorite restaurant. He would also always pick the Mountains to go to for vacation over anywhere else. But Mr. Boone’s two favorite loves were his family and the Lord. He loved his wife, Nancy, for over sixty-two years, his children, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren and anyone who entered his life with a true servant’s heart. He was a charter member of Faith Free Methodist Church in Pleasant Grove where he also served as treasurer, board member and auditor. There is no doubt that when Mr. Boone entered Heaven he heard well done, good and faithful servant.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 12 at 11:00 at Patterson-Forest Grove Funeral Home in Pleasant Grove, Alabama. The funeral service will begin at 12:00 followed by a graveside service with Rev. Joe Shuffett officiating. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Forest Manor Health & Rehab and of Journey Hospice for their loving care for Mr. Boone. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Faith Free Methodist Church of Pleasant Grove.
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