Charles William Boots passed away, Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the age of 85. He was born March 13, 1934 in Dumont, Iowa, the eldest child of Elvon and Hilda Boots.

Charles graduated from Dumont High School in 1952 and served in the US Army as SPECIALIST 2nd Class, from June 1954 to May 1957. He attended the University of Iowa before transferring to a 2 year electronics school in Kansas City, Missouri from 1959-1961. On March 18, 1961, he was united in marriage to Frances Pool, the love of his life. To this union 2 daughters were born, Cynthia Faith and Gwendolyn Marie.

Charles is survived by his wife, Frances; daughters, Cynthia Fast and husband Steve, Gwendolyn Logan and husband Mike; sister, Lois Oberheu and husband David of Waterloo, IA; brother, Larry Boots of Minneapolis, MN; grandsons, Zachary Kisling and wife Nikki, Michael Kisling; 3 great grandchildren, Derek, Levi, and Sophie Kisling.

His life long vocation was an electronic technician. He was employed in Albuquerque, NM a number of years for Sandia Laboratory, but in 1971 he transferred to the Federal Aviation Administration. In 1978 the family moved to Springfield, Missouri and he retired from the FAA in May 1996. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and traveling. Charles was also a member of the First Baptist Church in Willard, Missouri.

Visitation will be, Saturday, February 15, 2020 from 1:00PM until service time at Willard First Baptist Church, Willard, MO. Funeral services will begin at 2:00PM, at the church, with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to American Cancer Society and may be left at the funeral home.