J. Earl Bozard 89 of 23317 US Highway 76 Newberry died Tuesday April 30 2013 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday at St. James Lutheran Church by the Rev. Rodney Gunter. Interment was in the church cemetery. The family did receive friends from 6:00 till 8:00 PM Wednesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry. He was born on July 7 1923 in Newberry a son of the late William D. Willie and Annie Shealy Bozard. Mr. Bozard was an Army veteran of WW II. He was a retired registered forester having worked for H. M. Hentz and Son for 38 years where he was the manager of the North Augusta office. He was a faithful member of St. James Lutheran Church the Adult II Sunday School Class and the Bush River Young Farmers. He was also a charter member of the Newberry Moose Lodge. He is survived by his wife of 60 years Dollie Davenport Bozard a daughter Kay (Eddie) Honeycutt of Irmo; sons Doug (Beth) Bozard of Whitmire and James Bryan Bozard of Newberry; grandchildren Annie Bozard Jenny Honeycutt and Blake Honeycutt and a brother Ralph E.(Betty) Bozard of Greenwood. He was predeceased by a brother W. David Bozard and a sister Marion Bozard Floyd. Memorials may be made to St. James Lutheran Church 228 Jalapa Road Newberry SC 29108. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.