Esther Evelyn Boyce

ESTHER EVELYN BOYCE, daughter of ELSIE CHARLOTTE RUPARD and GRANVILLE ARCHIE BOYCE, was born October 31, 1917 in Fort Morgan, Morgan, Colorado,¹²³⁷⁹ and died February 22, 2005.⁴⁵³²

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Gazette, February 24, 2005¹²³⁷⁹

ESTHER BOYCE

Esther Evelyn Boyce was born October 31, 1917 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Archie and Elise Boyce. Most of Esther's childhood was spent in Fountain, Colorado. She graduated from Fountain High School in 1936. She was awarded a scholarship to "Success Business School" in Denver. Esther married Leonard Lender in 1941. They had two girls; Sharon (Steve) McCarthy and Joyce (Bob) Simpleman. Sharon died in 1970. This marriage ended in divorce in 1952.

Esther married George W. Tull in 1960. Esther adopted his two children: George Tull and Janice Susan Castellani. Esther worked as a secretary at Lincoln Elementary School, School Administration District 11 and in the optometric office of George Tull. She was very involved in La Cuesta Senior Parks Bible study.

She is survived by her sister, Barbara (Sam) McGuire, her brother, Dale (Barbara) Boyce, three children, Joyce (Bob) Simpleman, George (Emily) Tull, Janice Susan (Mark) Castellani, and seven grandchildren: Rob Simpleman, Rochelle (Tim) Arvizo, tony Castellani, Christina Castellani, Jessica Tull, Anna Tull, and John Tull.

Esther was preceded in death by both of her parents, three brothers, Robert, Archie, Jr., and Donald; two sisters, Maxine and Marjorie, and a daughter, Sharon.

Visitation will be Wednesday, February 23, 2005 from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., in the Memorial Gardens Chapel. Funeral will take place at Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Thursday, February 24, at 10:30 a.m. The funeral service will be officiated by Pastor Tom Neff. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Pikes Peak Hospice, 825 E. Pikes Peak Hospice, Suite 600, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3624.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
January 21, 19208783	Weldona, Morgan, Colorado	Granville Archie Boyce Elsie Charlotte Rupard Esther Evelyn Boyce Maxine Merle Boyce
April 12, 1930175	Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado	Granville Archie Boyce Elsie Charlotte Rupard Esther Evelyn Boyce Maxine Merle Boyce Robert Edwin Boyce Marjorie Fern Boyce Barbara Jean Boyce Archie G. Boyce
May 4, 19402756	El Paso County, Colorado	Granville Archie Boyce Elsie Charlotte Rupard Son Esther Evelyn Boyce Robert Edwin Boyce Marjorie Fern Boyce Barbara Jean Boyce Son