Mrs. Dervie Jean Boggs

April 28, 1930 - January 19, 2019

Dervie Jean Boggs, of Gadsden, received her heavenly reward on January 19, 2019. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 22nd, at Village Chapel Funeral Home at 12:00 PM. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. The Reverend Rodger Collins will officiate. Private burial will be at Crestwood Cemetery. Ms. Boggs was born in Etowah County, the youngest of five children, to the late Gus Allen and Cora Lee Parker. She grew up a charter member of Central Baptist Church in Rockledge, AL, and later was an active member of Walnut Park Baptist Church in Gadsden. She was a graduate of Etowah High School and worked in sales throughout her adult life making many friends over the course of her career. Ms. Boggs was also a past president and member of the Gadsden Ladies Auxiliary to Firefighters Local 454. She had a quick wit and loving spirit that enabled her to enjoy and make the most of this earthly life. Ms. Boggs is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Calvin Leroy Boggs; sisters, Juanita Doss, Juanzetta Poole, and Winona Ussery; and brother, Jack Parker. She is survived by her son, Brent Boggs (Belinda); daughter, Beverly Hilderbrand (Garry); grandchildren, Katie Kilpatrick Roden, Birmingham, AL, Joshua Brad Hilderbrand, Santa Rosa Beach, FL, Tori Brooke Waters, Trussville, AL; and four great grandchildren, Tripp and Raegan Hilderbrand, and Noah and Parker Waters. She is also survived by her cousin, Barbara Murray, as well as several nieces and nephews with whom she shared fond memories. The family would like to thank Alacare Home Health & Hospice and Encompass Home Health & Hospice. We also appreciate the excellent care Ms. Boggs received from the nurses and staff of Oak Landing Assisted Living, Gadsden Health and Rehab Center, and Dr. Deborah Reiland.