Vernon B. Boggess (son of Wm and Bessie Boggess age 49
His birth February 24, 1910 Her birth January 5, 1925 age 33
Vernon B. Boggess (son of Wm and Bessie Boggess age 49
His birth February 24, 1910 Her birth January 5, 1925 age 33
James A. Rogers
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # O-804041
375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group
Entered the Service from: West Virginia
Died: 22-Mar-44
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
James A. Rogers
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # O-804041
375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group
Entered the Service from: West Virginia
Died: 22-Mar-44
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Birthdate listed as August 28, 1923 on her birgh certificate but is listed
as August 28, 1924 on her marriage license.
MORGANTOWN — Mary Lee Hines would like to let all of her beloved family,
friends, neighbors and students know that she has left this world for her
final destination. She departed soon after her 94th birthday.
She lived a remarkable life and has left a legacy both in her community
and state that will endure for decades to come. First and foremost, she
was a teacher. Her passion for teaching has been evidenced over the years
by the calls and cards and surprise visits from many of the more than 3,000
students she taught over a career that spanned more than three decades. She
was never great with emails because she spent more time correcting the grammar
and spelling in them than this form of communication accommodated. Her years
as a teacher at Lincoln High School, Lumberport Middle School, Wallace School,
Norwood Junior High School and Fairmont State University were the happiest years
of her life.
The Witchita Wanderers 4-H Club was founded by Mary Lee in 1957, and she served
as its leader for nearly 20 years. She drove kids to camp, coached members as they
prepared for their demonstrations, helped them groom their calves for the Harrison
County and West Virginia State Dairy Shows and helped mold young lives into productive
adults.
The Hines family brought International Foreign Youth Exchange students into their
home so that they and their daughters could learn about different cultures and religions.
They hosted students from India, Italy, Tanganyika and the Philippines. After Rocky died
in 1982, Mary Lee hosted students from Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Spain. These young
people became like adopted children and have stayed in contact to this day. After her
retirement, Mary Lee became an avid traveler and visited some of these individuals in
their homelands.
Until three years ago, she served as a governor appointee to the West Virginia Conservation
Agency representing the Western District and as a member of the Short Line Water Board.
She became the first woman member of the Progressive Farmers Club. She was a charter member
of the Jones Run Farm Women’s Club and belonged to numerous organizations, as well as serving
on a host of committees.
Mary Lee Hines was preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Rocky” Hines, parents, Atley
Earl and Gay Boggess Rogers, James Rogers (brother), and Martha Rogers Nathanson (sister).
She is survived by daughters, Kristi Crutch of Morgantown and Jenny Hines of Knoxville,
Tennessee; granddaughter, Adrienne Crutch; and sister, Marjorie McCormick; as well as many
nieces and nephews.
The immediate family will hold a private celebration of life. Memorials can be made to the
WVU Jackson’s Mill Restoration Fund, No. 2V620 C/O WVU Foundation, One Waterfront Place, 7th
Floor, P.O. Box 1650, Morgantown, WV 26507-1650 (https://secure.give.wvu.edu/2V620) or the
Shinnston Lincoln High School Scholarship Foundation at P.O. Box 208, Shinnston, WV 26431.
Caring services were provided by Deing-Henson Funeral Home Morgantown, WV.