Joe Boozer, age 75, of Central City, died at 4:35 a.m. Thursday, April 21, 2011, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Joe was born Jan. 27, 1936, in Kell, the son of John and Myrtle (Creel) Boozer. He married Glenna Sharp on Aug. 10, 1956, in Mt. Vernon and she survives. In addition to his wife, Mr. Boozer is survived by a son, Dale Boozer and wife Paula of Central City; brothers, James Boozer and wife Lavin of Kell and Ray Boozer and wife Dee of Anchorage, Alaska; a sister, Judy Easton of Dix; and two grandchildren, Brittany Nicole and Skylar Neal. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Tanga Boozer; a grandson, Dokken Ryan; and two sisters, Mary Ann Boozer and Betty Boozer. Joe was a laborer at Hindman Manufacturing for 18 years and was a member of First General Baptist Church. He lived in Central City for 47 years. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Irvin Funeral Home in Centralia with Merritt Strickland and Craig Smith officiating. Interment will follow at New Home/Lowery Cemetery near Orchardville. Friends may call Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. or after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hadley School for the Blind or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and will be accepted at the funeral home. Irvin Funeral Home in Centralia is in charge of arrangements