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     Ora R. Boles was born on 22 May 1881 at Hancock County, Indiana.^2,3 He was the son of Wesley W. Boles and Rachael Elizabeth Holden. He married Emma L. Davis, daughter of Franklin Davis, on 22 June 1904 at Marion County, Indiana.^4,5,6 He lived between 1918 and 1942 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.^4,3,7 He was a commissioned salesman of aluminum products in 1930 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.⁴ He was employed by the Board of School Commisioners before 1942 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.³ He registered for the draft of World War II on 27 April 1942 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.³ He died on 26 August 1961 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at age 80.^8,9

     Pamela Alice Boles is the daughter of Ralph Olan Boles and Sarah Rebecca Griffin.¹

     Patricia Dell Boles is the daughter of Ralph Olan Boles and Sarah Rebecca Griffin.¹ She married Gary Louis Snodgrass on 28 September 1980.² She and Gary Louis Snodgrass were divorced in September 1999.²

     Peyton Emily Boles is the daughter of Robert Wayne Boles and Heather Hollingsworth.¹

     Phillip David Joseph Boles is the son of Timothy Charles Boles and Susan Harmeyer.¹

     Ralph Olan Boles was born on 21 May 1906 at Spencer, Owen County, Indiana.^1,4,5 He was the son of Wiley Emerson Boles and Pearl Daisy Arnett.¹ He married Mary Violet Jacoby, daughter of William Albert Jacoby and Viola V. Emery, on 30 July 1928 at Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana.^6,5 He married Beatrice Genevieve Axum, daughter of Albert Bradley Axum and Mable P. Kersey, on 11 October 1947 at Owen County, Indiana.⁷ He married Sarah Rebecca Griffin, daughter of Edward Lafayette Griffin Sr. and Sallie Kyle Smith, on 21 November 1958 at Brevard County, Florida.^3,8,9 He died on 1 March 1979 at Florida at age 72.^1,8

     Ralph Orin Boles is the son of Ralph Olan Boles and Beatrice Genevieve Axum.¹ He married Cindy Gilbert before 1973.² He married Lynn Unknown after 1974.²

     Richard Ora Boles was born on 10 October 1906 at Indiana.^1,3 He was the son of Ora R. Boles and Emma L. Davis.¹ He was a mechanic in the auto industry in 1930 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.¹ He married Stella C. Argo on 30 December 1930 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.⁴ He died on 8 November 1998 at Saluda, Polk County, North Carolina, at age 92.^3,2,5 Richard Ora Boles, 92, of Tryon, North Carolina, passed away November 8, 1998, in Autumn Care Nursing Center in Saluda, North Carolina.

A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of the late Ora and Emma L (Davis) Boles.

He was retired from Chrysler in 1966 and spent his retirement years racing go-carts and working on the pit crews in NASCAR and Busch Grand National circuits.

Surviving are a son, Thomas R. Boles of Tryon, NC; two daughters, Dolores Boles of Raleigh, NC, and Annette Cook of Indianapolis, IN; and five grandchildren.

Services were held November 10, 1998 at McFarland Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Joseph Emery.

Burial was in Polk Memorial Gardens.²

Here is the obituary from the Indianapolis, Star:

RICHARD ORA BOLES, 92, Tryon, N.C., formerly of Indianapolis, died Nov. 8. He raced go-carts and worked in pit crews for the NASCAR and Busch Grand National racing circuits. Previously, he worked for Chrysler Corp., retiring in 1966. Services and calling: none. Burial: Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbus, N.C. He was the widower of Stella Argo Boles. Survivors: children, Thomas R. Boles, Delores, Annette Sue Cook; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, handled arrangements.⁶

     Robert Boles is the son of Ora R. Boles and Emma L. Davis.¹ He married Geneva Stratton, daughter of Lawrence Stratton and Anna Unknown, on 15 September 1927 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.²

     Robert Wayne Boles is the son of William Kenneth Boles and Merry Anne McCoy.¹ He married Heather Hollingsworth on 12 August 2000 at Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.¹