Nick Boddie

Rocky Mount

Nick Boddie, 84, passed away December 2, 2011. He was born July 8, 1927 in Nash County son of the late Nicholas Bunn Boddie, Sr. and Lucy Mayo Boddie. He graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High School and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Nick Boddie was involved in ownership and management of a hotel complex in Virginia Beach, VA before the formation of Boddie-Noell Enterprises, with his brother, Mayo Boddie and his uncle, the late W. Carleton Noell.

Nick was extremely involved in and very supportive of the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the Eagle Scout ranking in 1944. In 1989, he founded the Hardee's BSA Classic Golf Tournament to benefit the East Carolina Council Boy Scouts of America and received the Silver Beaver Award, the highest council-level award, from the Boy Scouts that same year. In 1991, he was named President of the East Carolina Council, Boy Scouts of America and was an active member of their board for many years. In 1992, he was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Award by the Boy Scouts of America, and in 2000, he received the Silver Antelope Award, the highest regional-level distinguishment. He also was honored to receive the God and Country Award in 2001 from the East Carolina Council, Boy Scouts.

Nick was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church of Rocky Mount where he served as a Deacon and an Elder. In 1991, he was inducted into the North Carolina Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. In 1994, Nick received the Tiffany Award from the National American Diabetes Association for his outstanding contributions to the program. He was a board member of the Futrell-Maulden Community Fund Board, Lees McRae College, Virginia Special Olympics, First Union National Bank, Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina at Lake Waccamaw, and the NC American Lung Association. He was a founding Board member of the Rocky Mount Boys & Girls Club and a charter member of the Breakfast Optimist Club of Rocky Mount.

In the early 1990's, Nick, along with his brother, Mayo, were honored as the East Carolina Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizens for the Tar River District and as the Distinguished Citizens of the Year by the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce. In 2006, they were also inducted into the Twin County Hall of Fame. In 2010, Camp Bonner, a Boy Scout camping facility located on the Pamlico River, was renamed Camp Boddie in honor of Nick and his brother, Mayo, for their loyal support and dedication to the Boy Scouts of America.

In addition to his parents, Nick was predeceased by his sister, Lucy Ann Boddie Brewer. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betsy Bunting Boddie, daughters Bryan Boddie Hancock and husband Mike, Anne Boddie Mosley and husband Michael, son Mac McInnis and wife Mary Kay, and grandchildren Catherine and Rebekah Hancock, Nicholas and Suzanna Mosley, and Ryan McInnis. He is also survived by his brother-in-law, Joseph B. Brewer and nephews, Mayo Boddie, Jr., Bill Boddie, Mike Boddie, Joseph Brewer, III and nieces Lee Brewer Garrett and Lucy Brewer Wheeless. The family will receive friends at the home, Bryanna Farms, Rocky Mount on Sunday evening, December 4, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 PM.

In celebration of his life, a memorial service will be held Monday, December 5, 2011 at twelve o'clock noon at First Presbyterian Church of Rocky Mount with the Reverend Peter Bynum officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 153 North Church Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804, or Boy Scouts of America, East Carolina Council, PO Box 1698, Kinston, NC 28503.

Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share your memories and send condolences to the Boddie family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.