James A. Boggs

James A. “Jim” Boggs, 78, went to be with the Lord in his own ornery way on Wednesday, October 30,

2024. He was living with his daughter in Leesburg.

Lifetime Warsaw, Indiana resident, Jim was born on February 17, 1946 to Fred and Doris (Zimmer)

Boggs. He graduated from Warsaw High School with the class of 1964.

Raised with a strong work ethic, Jim worked with his father to develop the land in the Boggs Industrial

Park in the west side of Warsaw. He set out to become a heavy equipment operator for Smith Excavating and Lewis Salvage in Warsaw. He instilled in his children and grandchildren this same work ethic.

Aside from his business, Jim was the jack-of-all trades and knew a little about almost everything. He was

very social in the community and you never knew where you would run into him for a quick chat. Jim

was a penny pincher, grouchy and teasingly cheerful, and his family would joke about it a lot. He insisted

his grandchildren lovingly call him “Grandpa Grouch Ass.”

Jim loved racing, watching NASCAR, the Sprint Car Series and went to the Daytona 500 all the time. He

was in the Warsaw Speedway Hall of Fame for sprint car racing and helped out at the Plymouth Motor

Speedway. He could be found relaxing and watching Gunsmoke and other old westerns.

He is dearly missed by his son, Scott (Shelley) Boggs and their children: Chris, Ashley and Nick, and his

daughter, Tracy (Michael) Wilson and their children: Robbie, Gage and Peyton; 9 great-grandchildren;

his sister, Judy Spiegel; and nieces, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents Fred and Doris Boggs, niece Cheryl Boggs and nephew Butch

Boggs.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 4, 2024 from 4-7 p.m. at McHatton-Sadler Funeral

Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 in the funeral home with Pastor

Mike Beezley officiating. Visitation will resume one-hour prior beginning at 10 a.m.

Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.