James Booth

POLAND — Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel, for James P. Booth, 92, who died Tuesday morning, July 7, 2020, at Masternick Memorial.

Jim was born June 25, 1928, in Youngstown, the son of Alfred J. and Myrtle Rooney Booth.

He was a graduate of Youngstown South High School and had worked at Republic Steel Corp. for more than 42 years before retiring. He was a longtime member of St. Charles Church Church.

He loved bowling, fishing on Lake Milton and most of all being a “great” grandpa.

He is survived a daughter, Kathy (Armand) Vennetti of Poland; two sons, James P. (Janet) Booth Jr. of Poland and Ron Booth of Augusta, Ga.; a sister, Audrey Morrow of Mineral Ridge; seven grandchildren, Ray, Rhonda, A.J., Erin, Cory, Brittani and Brandon; and seven great-grandchildren, Aubrie, Aleea, Liam, Seth, Ian, Angelina and Gianna.

His wife, the former Ruth E. Dangio, whom he married Sept. 4, 1948, died March 2007. He also was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Syphard, and a brother, Edward Booth.

The Booth family would like to thank Windsor Estates, Masternick Memorial and Harbor Light Hospice for their outstanding care for Jim.

Friends may call 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday morning at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Funeral Home.

This tribute may be viewed and condolences sent to www.higggins-reardon.com.