Dr. R.C. Boynton

Dr. Richard Charles “R.C.” Boynton, 84, of New Castle and formerly of Indianapolis, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Glen Oaks Health Campus. He was born January 26, 1925 in Rock Island, Illinois, a son of the late Charles and Clara (Barber) Boynton. He married Naomi June Nelson on December 2, 1944. (A wonderful example of love and dedication). He served in the U.S. Army during WWII spending several months on the front lines of battle with General Patton’s Third Army. A graduate of Rock Island High School in 1944, he attended Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California and Chicago School of Design, Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Olivet Nazarene College in 1951 with a B.A. in Philosophy. He received his Ph.D. from Crossroads Graduate School of Divinity in Fairland, Indiana. He was a pastor and an evangelist from 1948-1993. He was the founding president of the Bible Missionary Institute in Rock Island, Illinois and the Francis Asbury Bible College in Milan, Illinois. He had a deep love and passion for training young people for ministry. At the time of his retirement, he was a Commissioned Evangelist with the Church of the Nazarene. He also authored two books, Fire and Fruit and Living Positively with Myasthenia Gravis. He is survived by his children; Linda (husband: Robert) Bedford of Seminole, Florida, Timothy (wife: Susan) Boynton of Hampton, Georgia, Mark (wife: Shelley) Boynton of Greenwood, Joel Boynton of Indianapolis, Thaddeus Boynton of Anderson, and Rachel (husband: J. Allen) Southerland of Spiceland; 20 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a sister, Dorothy Morehead of Blue Grass, Iowa and a brother, Robert (wife: Sabina) Boynton of Rock Island, Illinois. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Naomi June Boynton; two brothers, John and Benjamin and four sisters, Mable, Jennie, Florence, and Elizabeth. A Celebration of Life by his family will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Spiceland Church of the Nazarene. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor J. Allen Southerland officiating. Military Honors will be provided at the funeral by a contingent from the American Legion and V.F.W. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis. Friends may call from 4 – 8 p.m. Monday at Sproles Family Funeral Home in New Castle. You may send a personal condolence to the family at www.sprolesfamilycares.com.

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Dr. R.C. Boynton

January 26, 1925 - October 1, 2009