Betty “Renee” (Price) Blackmon Boswank
Betty “Renee” (Price) Blackmon Boswank, age 76, formerly of Cameron, passed away peacefully in her home in Quitman on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Renee was born June 1, 1944, in Waco, to Sina Mae Phipps Price and Rush Thomas Price while her father was serving in World War II in England. Renee attended Waco schools and graduated from Waco High School, class of 1962, where she was a Tiger Cheerleader and was a member of Berry Service Club. After graduation, Renee received a degree from Durham Business College in Waco. She went to work for Trans Texas Airways in Houston until her marriage to Robert Randall “Randy” Blackmon on Sept. 21, 1963. They made their home in Dallas, then Waco, then Cameron. Randy passed away in 1983, and Renee married Stuart Boswank of Kirbyville on March 4, 1989. After Stuart’s retirement, they made their home in Quitman.
Renee loved sewing, crafting, needle work, and reading, but more than anything she enjoyed the precious time she had with her family. She will be missed dearly by her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her. She was a member of New Providence Primitive Baptist Church in Cameron.
Renee is survived by her husband, Stuart Boswank; son, Robbie Blackmon and wife Monica of Double Oak; son, Rodney Blackmon and wife Renee of Georgetown; daughter, Rhonda Blackmon Bradfute and husband Eugene of Blanco; stepson, Steve Boswank and wife Marcia of Quitman; stepdaughter, Kim Boswank Hilman and husband John of DeSoto; stepdaughter, Karen Seals and husband Robert of Porter; stepdaughter-in-law, Paula Hatley Beasley of Burleson; sister, Beverly Ford and husband Gene of Cameron; 14 grandchildren, Ecce Bradfute, Katelyn Bradfute, Kyle Blackmon, Kayla Blackmon, Cameron Blackmon, Dylan Blackmon, Rachel Kohler, Jenny Hilman, Cory Seals, Meredith Stein, Britt Seals, Payden Seals, Lauren Hatley, and Joshua Hilman; and 11 great-grandchildren, Ava Thompson, Emmett Bradfute, Corbin Seals, Allie Seals, Kinley Seals, Easton Seals, Graham Kohler, Kyleigh Stein, Katherine Kohler, Parker Hanthorn, and Daniel Kohler.
Renee was preceded in death by her first husband, Randy Blackmon; father, Rush Thomas Price; mother, Sina Mae Phipps Price; stepson, Larry Hatley; and grandson, Mark Boswank.
A memorial service for Renee was held Aug. 8, 2020, at Liberty United Methodist Church in Quitman. A graveside service will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Little River Cemetery in Cameron.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas (4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701) or New Providence Primitive Baptist Church (1474 FM 979, Cameron, Texas 76520).