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Arleigh F. Boord

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Accomplished Guitarist, Instructor, Arleigh F. Boord, age 73, Carmichaels, Pa., died unexpectedly on Sunday morning, July 27, 2014 in his home.

He was born on Wednesday, April 16, 1941 in Waynesburg, Pa., a son of the late Jacob Norman Boord and Bernice Editha (Ruse) Boord.

Mr. Boord was appointed in 1990 by the Honorable Judge H. Terry Grimes to the Board of Viewers for the Greene County Court.

In addition, he served as a court appointed Arbitrator for the Greene County Court as the Chairman of the Greene County Election Board and as a court appointed Teller in Greene County.

Mr. Boord was member of the First Baptist Church of Carmichaels.

He enjoyed playing and teaching guitar for many years in the Carmichaels area.

He also played in his band, ‘Country Cookin’ for a number of years.

Surviving are two brothers: D. Paul Boord and Kenneth A. Boord and his wife Helen all of Carmichaels; a sister-in-law, Frances Boord of Rochester, Pa.; his step children: Barbie Hunchuck and husband Ralph of Carmichaels, Pa., and Mary Jane Spore and her husband Tim of Winchester, Virginia; four step grandchildren: David Fedor and his wife Andrea of Prosperity, Pa. Amanda Jo Spore and Timmy Spore both of Winchester, and Aimee Woodring and husband Justin of Raleigh, North Carolina; and several nieces and nephews.

Deceased are two brothers, Harold V. Boord and Raymond Lloyd ‘Peach’ Boord; two sisters, Martha Pushey Chambola and Alberta Horner; his longtime companion, Josephine Kanopsky; and a brother-in-law, Thomas Horner.

Family and friends are welcome today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the YOSKOVICH FUNERAL HOME (724.966.5500), Martin J. Yoskovich, Funeral Director, 300 South Vine Street (Route 88), Carmichaels, Pa., where the funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 with the Reverend Charles H. Sowden officiating.

Interment will follow at Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Pa.

For additional information and to sign the online Guest Book, please visit www.YoskovichFH.com

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