Marion Derreal Boswell

Marion Derreal Boswell, Jr. went to be with the Lord on February 5th, 2024. He was 96 years old. He will be missed by his large and extended family, but also everyone who met him as well. He never met a stranger. He was born in Howe, Oklahoma to Marion (Buck) Francis Boswell, Sr. and Agnes Lee Cherry on January 12th, 1928. In his teen years the family moved to Ivanhoe, CA. After being drafted into the Army, he was a communications specialist in the Korean War. While in the service, he met Thelma Jane Marriner on the boardwalk in New Jersey. They were married while he was still in the Army in 1947. They were married for 56 years before Thelma passed away. Shortly after they married, they moved to southern California. They settled in Chino, Ca. He worked for Humko Products (a subsidiary of Kraft Foods). After retiring from Humko, he worked in several packing houses. He was always a hard worker, and if you didn't find him working then you would find him doing handyman work. He also enjoyed fishing, camping, attending fire musters in central California, spending time with family, and reading his Louis Lamour books. Oh, and he loved to watch his westerns on TV. He would never miss going to church on Sundays as well , and was a member of the Church of Christ. When he moved up to Ephrata, Washington in 2004, he went back to work at first at Ace Hardware, and then Home Depot, and then lastly, he worked for Crossmark at the local Walmarts as a demo person. Many thanks to those Walmart workers who would lovingly look out for him while working at the Walmarts in his later years. After calling it quits from working at 93 years old, he moved in with his only son and family in Moses lake, Washington. He is survived by his only son, Stephen (Janissa), six grandchildren (Crystal, Stephen, Matthew, William, Ashlee, and Brendon), six great grandchildren (Cheyanne, Sean, Jennifer, Annelise, Alex, and Michael), and one great great grandchild (Veronica), one brother (Lloyd), and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in his death are his wife Thelma Jane Boswell, siblings (Dwayne, Joe, Shirley, Kathryne, Leon, Kenneth). Visitation will be held 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday, February 15th, 2024 at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel, 127 E. Caldwell Ave., Visalia. Graveside services will be held 10:00 AM Friday, February 16th, 2024 at Exeter District Cemetery, 719 E. Marinette Ave., Exeter. Services have been entrusted to Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel. Memorial Tributes and condolences may be offered by logging onto www.salseranddillard.com.

Marion Derreal Boswell

January 12, 1928 - February 5, 2024