Boothby, Carol L. (Wadding)


Carol L. (Wadding) Boothby
Carol L. Boothby, age 74 of East Springfield, Pa. went home to be with the Lord on Friday evening, March 21, 2008 at St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, Pa. Carol was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 24, 1933, the daughter of the late Harry Brown and Hattie Clara (Ostrowski) Wadding.
She was the last of five children.
She was preceded in death by four brothers.
Carol graduated from high school and became a very dedicated wife to the late Warren "Boots" Boothby who passed away on September 15, 1996.
She helped him on the farm in the vineyards tying grapes and whatever else needed done.
When she wasn’t helping with the farming and the grapes, she was canning, baking bread
and raising her two surviving sons: James Paul Boothby ,
and Samuel Edward Boothby
who have always been by her side
keeping the farm going. In her spare time, Carol enjoyed crocheting, reading, bowling, roller skating,
and would get lost in painting pictures.
She was a member of the Federated Church,
and Past President of the Springfield Service Circle and was also a member of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary of which she helped every year at the carnival baking pies and helping out selling car tickets. Family
and Friends are invited to call on Tuesday evening, March 25, 2008 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Jean Evans Thompson Funeral Home, 11883 Main Street, East Springfield, Pa. and are invited to attend Life Celebration Services there on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Pastors, Barb English and Rick Plucknett, officiating. Burial will follow at Springfield Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that memorial donations may be made to the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 76, East Springfield, PA 16411.

Pastors, Barb English "
and Rick Plucknett,
Federated Church,