Elvia Jean Bogues, 84, of Campbellsville, KY passed from this life on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the Green Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Greensburg. She was born in Columbia, KY to the late Hobert and Hyacinth (Rigney) Pyles on February 11, 1934. After the untimely death of her mother, Mrs. Bogues was loved and raised by her grandparents, James B. and Retta Mae Pyles.
She was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served her country honorably during the Korean Conflict. She was a loyal, generous, and loving woman, and rightfully proud of her service to her country, her family, and her God. Mrs. Bogues had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Campbellsville Church of the Nazarene and American Legion.
SURVIVORS:
1 son: Jim Bogues and wife Tonya of Campbellsville
1 grandson: Marshall Bogues, III of Elizabethtown
1 brother: Hobert “Sonny” Pyles of Danville
1 sister: Doris Pyles Casey of Indiana
Special cousins and friends: Debbie Benningfield, Gerry Cunitz, Margaret Pyles, Carol Sue Bohannon, and Shelia Bryant
A host of other close cousins, nieces, nephews, and other family and friends
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Marshall James Bogues in 1977; two sisters, Margie Pyles Johnson and Mary Pyles Smith; five aunts, Claris Pyles, Bonnie Pyles, Altha Pyles, Clara Pyles, and Lyla Pyles; and nine uncles, Finis Pyles, Vitis Pyles, Rollin Pyles, Kenneth Pyles, Robert Pyles, Aaron Pyles, Walter Pyles, James Pyles, and Howard Pyles.
Funeral Service: Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 11:00 AM EST (10:00 AM CST) in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY
Burial: Brookside Cemetery, W. Main St, Campbellsville, KY
Visitation: The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, June 29, from 5:00-8:00 PM EST (4:00-7:00 PM CST).
