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Charles Cecil Dyer was born on 22 August 1904 in Greeneville, Greene Co., TN; son of Robert Abel and Effie E. (Bailey) Dyer of Johnson City, Tennessee. He married Louise Keefauver, daughter of Joseph Deadrick Keefauver, Sr., and Belle Hylton, on 7 July 1925 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN; ceremony by Rev. J. H. Wallin. Charles Cecil Dyer died on 22 August 1973 in Burlington, Racine Co., WI,

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The Journal Times (Racine, WI) 24 Aug 1973

Dyer, Mr. Charles
Waterford, WI

Age 69 years. Passed away unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon Aug. 22, 1973 in the Burlington Memorial Hospital.

Mr Dyer was born on Tennessee on August 22, 1904. He had resided in Tampa Florida and in California for many years until he moved to Waterford living with his daughter for the past year. In Johnson City, TN on July 7, 1925 he married the former Louise Keefauver. Mr Dyer was a retired filling station owner.

Surviving are his wife Louise, one son and daughter-in-law, Carles (sic) Grayson and Ann of Jonesboro, TN; three daughters and sons-in-law: Margie and Mal Boughen of Great Falls, VA; Julie and Carl Leonard of Waterford, WI and Carolyn and Louis Letz of Tampa, FL; seven grandchildren; two brothers and sister-in-law, Thomas Howard and Frances and William and Ruby all of Johnson City, TN, one sister and brother-in-law Mabel and Wayland Crouch of Jonesboro, TN. Nieces, nephews and other relatives survive.

Funeral services will be held in the Wilson Funeral Home Saturday morning at 10AM with the Rev. Barton Heisterman officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenland Garden Court Crypts.

He was buried on 25 August 1973 in Graceland Cemetery, Racine, Racine Co., WI, Findagrave #178055023.

Charles Grayson Dyer was born on 9 May 1928 in Washington Co. (probably), TN. He died on 26 December 2011

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Mr. Charles Grayson "Boge" Dyer, 83, Johnson City, loving husband, proud father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and faithful man of God went to be with his personal Lord and Savior on Monday, December 26, 2011.

He was a member of Boones Creek Christian Church where he touched many lives through his Christian faith and witness of service as a Trustee, Elder, Deacon, Sunday School Superintendent, and Teacher of the Homebuilders Class.

Mr. Dyer was a 1946 graduate of Boones Creek High School, and a 1950 graduate of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a degree in Animal Science. He was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity receiving runner-up honors for Herdsman of the Year in 1965. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1951-1963. Mr. Dyer has been an active member with the Washington County Soil Conservation District from 1986 until the time of death, and held such offices as Chairman and Vice Chairman. He was a founding member of the East Tennessee Angus Association.

His lifetime occupation was a nationally known American Angus producer located in the Boones Creek community. After farming, he enjoyed traveling – always planning the next camping trip. Mr. Dyer was an avid UT fan attending games, watching on TV, or listening on the radio – his favorite color was orange.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Cecil Dyer and Louise Keefauver; Ann Dyer, the mother of his children; and sister, Carolyn Cecilia Letz.

Mr. Dyer is survived by his wife, Joanne Dyer; daughter, Patricia Ann Bolton and Dr. Bill Dykes, Jonesboro; son, Charles Cleveland Dyer and wife, Kathy, Johnson City; two grandsons, Nicholas Allen Bolton and wife, Amy, Johnson City, and Charles Clinton Dyer, Johnson City; great-grandson and "apple of his eye" Hudson Alexander Bolton, Johnson City; two sisters, Margie Boughen, Dana Point, California, and Julia Ann Leonard and husband, Carl, Knoxville; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and a very beloved blended family.

A funeral service for Mr. Charles Grayson "Boge" Dyer will be conducted on Saturday, December 31, 2011, at 2:00 PM at Boones Creek Christian Church, 305 Christian Church Road, Johnson City, TN, with David Clark, Minister, and Dick Morris, Assistant Minister, officiating.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 31, 2011, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon and from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM at the church. Interment and graveside will follow at Monte Vista Memorial Park in Johnson City. Active Pallbearers will be Ed Bowman, John Payne, Mike Lewis, Ron Dawson, Jimmy Love, and Dave Bellamy. Honorary Pallbearers will be Elders and Deacons of Boones Creek Christian Church, Homebuilders Sunday School Class, Board Members of Washington County Soil Conservation District, Freddie Squibb, Rigby Harvey, Don Leonard, Carl Kincheloe, Dean Crumley, Sam Widener, and Lawrence "Monk" Crouch.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Boones Creek Christian Church Building Fund, 305 Christian Church Road, Johnson City, TN 37601, or (Feed the Kids) c/o Second Harvest Food Bank, 127 Dillon Court, Gray, TN 37615.

Memories and condolences may be shared at appfh.net.

Appalachian Funeral Home and Cremation Services is serving the Dyer family. (928-6111)

Johnson City Press (TN) - Wednesday, December 28, 2011.

He was buried on 31 December 2011 in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, Findagrave #113110479.

Marjorie E. "Margie" Dyer was born on 18 April 1926 in Michigan.¹ She married Malachi Charles "Mal" Boughen, Jr.. She died after 1998.

Marjorie E. "Margie" Dyer lived in 1949 in New Albany, Jefferson Co., IN. She lived in 1973 in Great Falls, Fairfax Co., VA. She lived in 1998 in Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, Orange Co., CA.

Malachi Charles "Mal" Boughen, Jr., was born on 11 May 1924 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; son of Malachi Charles and Bertha E. (Finke) Boughen Sr. of Campbell County, Kentucky. He married Marjorie E. "Margie" Dyer, daughter of Charles Cecil Dyer and Louise Keefauver. Malachi Charles "Mal" Boughen, Jr., died on 30 August 1983 in Laguna Niguel, Orange Co., CA,

He was buried in September 1983 in Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Orange Co., CA, Findagrave #196773682.

Malachi Charles "Mal" Boughen, Jr., began military service on 17 February 1943 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, WW II service, U.S. Army Warrant Officer, enlisted.

Woodrow William Payne was born on 8 April 1917 in Anaheim, Orange Co., CA. He married Martha Lynn Boughen, daughter of Malachi Charles "Mal" Boughen, Jr., and Marjorie E. "Margie" Dyer, on 17 July 1979 in Clark Co., NV; Woody's first wife was Ruth Elizabeth DeGunther or Degunther (6 MAY 1920-26 JUL 2004). They were married about 1948 and divorced in July, 1971 at Orange County, CA, with a son, Mark Whitney Payne, born 31 JUL 1949 at Orange County. Mark appears to have lived from at least the mid-1980s until at least 2020 in Oregon, in the area of Prineville and Bend. I see no indication that Martha and Woody had any children. DLB 2024. Woodrow William Payne died on 29 January 1983 in Orange Co., CA,

Carl Vance Leonard was born on 20 September 1933 in French Lick, Orange Co., IN; son of Howard Charles and Sophia Esther (Crowder) Leonard. He married Julia Anne Dyer, daughter of Charles Cecil Dyer and Louise Keefauver, on 21 August 1965 in Los Angeles Co., CA. Carl Vance Leonard died on 12 December 2019 in Knoxville, Knox Co., TN,