Delores Lucille Boynton

Delores Lucille Cameron Boynton went to be with our Lord on October 23, 2013. Delores, who was also known to her close family as “Sugar”, was born in Eugene, Oregon on August 8, 1940 to Clifford H. and Doris (Bussear) Cameron. She was the youngest of five children. Delores was educated in Eugene, Oregon and attended the University of Oregon, where she met her future husband, Donald Boynton. On September 10, 1960, the couple was married, and they enjoyed 50 years of marriage. They started their married life in Eugene, and then moved to Pullman, Washington where Don graduated from Washington State University. They lived for many years in Coos Bay, Oregon, and finally moved to Visalia in 1978. Delores worked in retail sales for many years, and later, became a daycare provider, until her retirement. But her true occupation was in serving her Lord Jesus Christ, and the church. She and her husband were members of the Visalia United Methodist Church for over 35 years. She taught Sunday school for many years, and also served several years in the Junior High and High School ministries. In later years, she concentrated more on adult ministries, participating in, and leading many different Bible Study groups (at times participating in 3 or 4 different bible studies at one time!). She felt strongly that a person’s study of the Bible was never finished, and every day the Lord showed her something new. She enjoyed spending time with her family, reading, and most of all, enjoyed being with friends and other people. After her husband’s death in 2010, she eventually moved to the Walnut Park Retirement Apartments, where she lived for the last 2 years of her life. She loved the friends that she made there, and took an active role in various activities there, including serving as an Ambassador and Activity Assistant. Delores was preceded in death by her husband Don Boynton, her father, Clifford Cameron, her sister, Shirley Peckham, and her two brothers, Lester Cameron and Ron Cameron. She is survived by her mother, Doris Cameron Smith, and her sister Leona Hall, both of Eugene, Oregon; her daughters: Theresa (Terri) Allen, and Lyn Boynton, of Visalia, and Robin Kyle, of Fresno; and 6 grandsons: Tyler, Joshua, and Brandon Allen, and Mark and Cameron Nosler, all of Visalia, and Donnie Kyle, of Fresno. She is survived as well by several nieces and nephews and many, many friends. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Visalia United Methodist Church.

Delores Lucille Boynton

August 8, 1940 - October 23, 2013