Shelley Renae Boggs Hastings

The bonds we share in knowing Shelley are special, and she had a deep attachment to everyone in her life.

Shelley requested a celebration of life to be held in her honor as opposed to traditional funeral services. Time and date are pending at this time.

Shelley Renae Boggs Hastings passed away into the arms of Jesus and was welcomed into heaven by her daddy unexpectedly on Thursday, July 24, 2025. She was born in Gainesville, TX on December 24, 1962, to Kenneth and Etta Boggs.

Growing up with her little sister Kim, who was more like her best friend, she and Shelley always had to share a room up until 8th grade. Then they moved to the country. They were so excited to get their own rooms, but recall always ended up staying in the same room because they couldn't stay apart. No matter their differences or distance between each other these two sisters would always be there for one another.

Ms. Boggs was the type of person that you wanted in your corner and on your side. She was loud, voiced her opinion (whether you want to hear it or not). You definitely didn’t ask her opinion unless you wanted an honest answer. She would stand up for the people she loved and cared about and fought for what she believed in. Most people say she is her daddy made over or definitely has the “Boggs attitude” because of her orneriness and stubbornness.

Shelley always had such a love for other people and would take in anyone who needed a place to stay. Her passion for taking care of others didn’t go unnoticed. She started caring for elderly people when she was in her 20’s and continued doing this throughout her entire life until her health wouldn’t let her anymore.

If Ms. Boggs took care of you, she wasn’t just your caretaker, she immediately became your family and she absolutely loved you like her own family. She wouldn’t work just her usual 8-5 like most people. She would be there day or night if the family needed her to be.

When Shelley loved, she loved big! Most people that she cared for she would be with until they were called home to be with our Lord and Savior, but even though their loved one might have passed, Shelley stayed in contact with the family.

For a short period of time Ms. Boggs worked for Dustrol Inc. and loved working road construction. When her mom and dad wanted her to move back to Texas from Oklahoma, she agreed to come home for a weekend and look for a job. Her cousin had his business and told her he would hire her and give her a trial run to see if she could even do the job. If you know Shelley, she loved a good challenge and loved to prove people wrong about her, and she did just that. She poured her heart into anything that she did and could out work any man that worked with her! Her mom was not thrilled about the job she found but knew she wasn’t going to change her mind once it was set.

Shelley was the proud mom of her only son, Kenneth Craig Boggs who was the joy of her life! She was the proud grandparent of Nathaniel Lee Boggs and had many others that she considered to be her grandkids as well. She was very excited and looking forward to becoming a “Great Gammie” for the first time to a beautiful baby girl named Zoie in December 2025.

Ms. Boggs had so many nieces and nephews, but her two nieces she considered like her own daughters because she never had any girls. Since they were younger Megan and Kristin would always go and stay with her, she would fix their hair, take them shopping and so much more. She continued to do this as they got older, and even when Megan and Kristin had daughters of their own.

Family was the most important thing to Shelley and we are all so blessed to have had her as a part of our lives for as long as we did.

Shelley is survived by her mother Etta Boggs; sister Kim Huckaby & brother-in-law James Huckaby; son Craig Boggs and fiancé Kim Freeman; grandkids Nathaniel Boggs & Abbey and Leo Merriam; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins that were considered a big part of her life. Although Shelley only had one biological sister, she had several sister friends who were very dear to her heart. She enjoyed taking trips with them, having sleepovers, sharing stories, laughing until their stomachs hurt, playing bingo and considering themselves the “Bingo Babes!”

Shelley is preceded in death by her father Kenneth Boggs; grandparents David & Dorthy Black, T.J. & Ruth Matthews, and Bill & Jewel Boggs.

“Those who touch our lives, stay in our hearts forever.”