This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6817.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Tuesday, February 3, 1970 Page C16, Column 5 Boss, Frances Beatrice 2522 32nd West, February 2. Beloved mother of Mrs. Ben (Birdsall) Gray, Whidbey Island; Mrs. Jack (Bee) Russell, Bellevue; Mr. Jack E. Boss, Cresswell, Oregon; Mrs. Richard B. (Gertrude) Hooper, Seattle; Mrs. Steve (Jane) Cardulio, New Jersey. Twelve grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. Sister of Mrs. Genevieve Carter, New York. Member of the Magnolia Presbyterian Church; Music and Art Foundation; Daughters of the Nile; Children's Orthopedic and the American Red Cross. Services to be announced alter by Arthur A. Wright and Son. ========== The Seattle Times Monday, February 9, 1970 Page C20, Column 5 Deaths, Funerals Boss, Frances Beatrice 2522 32nd West. Services Tuesday, February 10, 1PM, Magnolia Presbyterian Church. Interment, Evergreen Cemetery, direction Arthur A. Wright & Son. Contributions may be made to the Cancer Fund in lieu of flowers. ========== The Seattle Daily Times Monday, July 4, 1938 Page 10, Column 4 Recent Bride of Mr. Vincent Gray At a pretty wedding in St. John's Church Monday morning, June 27, Miss Birdsall Boss, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Boss, became the bride of Mr. Vincent Astor Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Gray. The Rev. Father William Quigley officiated. The bride wore angel skin lace, made on princess lines with train, over white satin. Her full veil of French illusion net was held by a coronet of orange blossoms. Her flowers, Ophelia roses and Swainsona, were in a satin edged colonial bouquet. Miss Beatrice Boss was her sister's maid of honor, wearing pink marquisette with matching brimless picture hat and a colonial bouquet of pink and white sweet peas. Four bridesmaids were gowned alike in poudre blue marquisette with matching wide brimmed hats and colonial bouquets of blue delphinium and pink roses, tied in blue tulle. Bridesmaids were Miss Gertrude Boss, another sister; the Misses Mary and Adelaide Gray, sisters of the bridegroom and Miss Marguerite Bottker. The bride's youngest sister, little Jane Boss, was junior bridesmaid. Brother Best Man Mr. William Gray was best man for his brother and ushers were another brother, Mr. John Gray; Mr. Jack Boss, the bride's brother and the Messrs. Edward and Einer Jackson. Mrs. William O'Doherty played the wedding marches and accompanied Mr. Ernest Goddard, who sang. The church aisles were roped off with white satin ribbon, caught at the pews with clusters of sweet peas and snapdragons. Baskets of blue delphinium and pink rapture roses were at the altar and standards of pink peonies and blue delphinium set off lighted tapers in four many branched candelabra. Reception at Home The bride's parents entertained with a wedding reception at home. Pouring were Mrs. Joseph Cushing and Mrs. Gene Robertson. Mrs. Donna McDonald assisted, as did the Misses Muriel Scott, Frances Henderson, June Bennett, Jean Robertson and Margaret Jensen. The bride, who attended the University of Washington, wore for traveling a navy alpaca suit and navy cape with gold accents and accessories. After a wedding trip to Seaside, Oregon, Mr. and Mrs. Gray will make their home in the University District. ========== The Seattle Times Thursday, August 28, 1947 Page 36, Column 2 Mrs. Richard Hooper The former Miss Boss At a candlelight ceremony at the university Lutheran Church, August 18, Miss Gertrude Louise Boss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Boss, became the bride of Mr. Richard Bennett Hooper, son of Mrs. Carl Tuerke. The bride wore traditional white satin, the bodice of which was adorned with seed pearls. She carried an all-white colonial bouquet of stephanotis, gardenias and bouvardia. Her full length veil of illusion fell from a coronet of pearls. Miss Helen Jones, the maid of honor, wore aqua faille. The bridesmaids, Mrs. J.M. Russell (sister of the bride) and Mrs. D.S. Fallon of Missoula, Montana, wore yellow faille. Mr. Robert V. Holland was best man and the Messrs. John E. Boss and Robert Ennis were ushers. At the reception in the church, Mrs. E.G. Jones of New York and Mrs. Thomas Hughes of Liverpool, England, poured. Mrs. V.A. Gray, sister of the bride, Mrs. T.A. Anderson and Miss Eleanor Brandrud were in charge of the cake and Mrs. Richard Hanna was in charge of the guest book. Assisting were Mrs. Clark Malmo, Mrs. William Boss, Mrs. John E. Boss and Miss Marjorie Loomis. When she left for her Canadian wedding trip, Mrs. Hooper chose a brown gabardine suit with brown accessories and green orchids. Mrs. Hooper attended the University of Washington and Mr. Hooper was graduate from Lakeside School, from Stanford University and from Harvard Law School. He is a member of the Seattle Tennis Club and relinquishes his active membership in the Junior Club. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.