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Joe graduated from Broughton HS. During the high school years, Joe and Julia Geiger met
in the youth group at Edenton St. UMC and married in 1945. During his first year of college
at NC State, he felt the call to the ministry and transferred to High Point College. After
graduating, he continued studies at Duke Divinity School.
For the next 42 years, Rev. Bostick faithfully served the Lord as preacher of the Gospel and
pastor to his congregations in the United Methodist Church. He had the gift of remembering
his church members’ names, where they lived, and something significant about each one.
The churches he served were Seaboard, Kenly, Buckhorn, Lucama, Ellerbe, Webb Ave.
(Burlington), Wesley Memorial (Wilmington), Mt. Olive, Lyon Memorial (Fayetteville),
Mt. Sylvan (Durham), Rose Hill, Carthage, Knightdale. After retiring, Joe and Julia moved
back to Raleigh and re-joined Edenton St. UMC. Joe continued ministry in his church by
ushering, teaching Sunday school, helping serve communion, and occasionally visiting the
sick. Additionally during his retirement years, Joe started a locksmith business and was the
locksmith at Meredith College for 10 years.
Joe Bostick was a family man and devoted husband to Julia. They moved to Magnolia Glen
in August of 2005. Some of the things that gave Joe a lot of joy were telling and hearing
silly jokes and stories, attending concerts, listening to Sousa marches, esp. “Stars and Stripes
Forever”, singing the old hymns, and cheering on the Duke Blue Devils. Joe’s life-long hobby
was woodworking.
He spent many hours in his workshop working on small building projects and fixing things.
Most of all, Joe Bostick was a wonderful person and is missed by his family and all who loved
him and were touched by his life. He was good to people and fun to be around.
Just six months after Joe’s passing, he was reunited with Julia in heaven, who passed away on
Feb. 25, 2012. Surviving are daughter, Bonnie Bostick Walker, and son, J. Kent Bostick, both
of Raleigh. Joe was grandpa to Ian Philip Walker and his wife, Ashley Walker, (Raleigh), and
Hannah Walker Gregory, and husband Gerald Gregory (Statesville, NC). God blessed the
family with four great-grandchildren: Jude Walker and Channing Walker of Raleigh, and
Kylie Gregory and Walker Gregory of Statesville, NC. Also, Uncle Joe has 4 nieces and 4
nephews, who survive him.
On September 3, 2011, a service of Death and Resurrection honored Joe Bostick’s life at
Edenton St. UMC. The service was conducted by Rev. Ned Hill and the homily given by Rev.
Douglas Byrd. Music was provided by organist, John Herrmann and soloist, Anne Weisser.
The family received friends at a luncheon after the service. A private burial followed at
Oakwood Cemetery in the Geiger family plot.
Julia Geiger Bostick
1923 – 2012
Julia Geiger Bostick, age 88, went home to be with her Lord on
February 25, 2012. She was born on August 3, 1923, in Raleigh,
NC Her parents were Archie H Geiger and Margaret Dixon
Geiger. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Rev.
Joseph “Joe” K. Bostick, Sr.
Julia grew up in Raleigh, NC and graduated from Broughton
HS in the first class completing twelve years. She attended one
year of business school. Joe and Julia met in the youth group at
Edenton St. UMC and were married in their church in 1945.