Nettie Guleen Printy was a modest woman, quiet and observant in her ways. She was trustworthy and traditional in both her approach to life and in her various relationships. She was tough-minded with the kind of "stick-to-it" attitude that earned the respect of all who knew her. She was also a woman who was meticulous, carefully disciplined, and orderly in virtually everything she undertook. Boots was realistic about life and was always at the ready, prepared to take on any responsibility that faced her.
Boots came into the world on November 14, 1924. She was born in Springfield, MO. the middle of eight brothers and sisters Although born in Springfield, her family moved when she was very young to Buffalo, Mo, where they lived on a small farm. At about age 9, her father moved the family back to Springfield, where she remained until she got her first job working as a food server in a TB hospital. She would often tell how her father would tell scary stories in the evening after dinner, and all the children would be so scared they would sleep together in the same bed. Church was a big part of her family's life. She often spoke of how they would go to church every Sunday where she played piano and sang gospel duets with her mother.
She met John Richard Printy, whom she called the love of her life, in Springfield Mo. She was about 15 and he was almost 19. Within a couple of years WWII broke out. John enlisted in the Navy and Boots traveled to San Jose, CA on a Greyhound bus with just $5 in her pocket. She lived with her sister before moving to Sacramento to work in the war factory at McClellan Field repairing aircraft, as a 'Rosie the Riveter'. They would not meet again until after the war, when John reconnected with her through childhood friends who had married her sisters.
Boots brought the same traditional values by which she lived her life to how she raised her own family. She was a good parent, always firm yet fair in her dealings. She had 3 children, Curtis Leroy, Saundra Fay and Terry Lynn. Boots tried her best to make sure the children were raised in a warm and nurturing environment. She bought a house in the mid-1950's in which she could raise her children. To her it was the perfect house and in her eyes it was just as perfect the day she left it as it was when she first bought it 55 years earlier. Later on in life, she was also blessed with one granddaughter, Deanna Lynn and two great granddaughters, Rebekah and Melanie.
Bowling was a joy in her life at which she was very accomplished, with many high game pins, patches and trophies to show for it. She enjoyed camping with her family and picnics in Alum Rock Park with her extended family. Her passion was making (sewing) clothes for her children and herself and later her granddaughter. She also loved to play Blackjack in Reno, NV, where her goal was to play all weekend and leave town with the same money she started with, which to her delight she did most of the time. Her favorite music was old time gospel, which she played on the piano. And good old Country and Western, beginning with Hank Williams and continuing with recent country singers like Kenny Rodgers, The Oakridge Boys and The Judds.
Raised in the Assembly of God church her belief in God never wavered.
Boots Printy left us on April 24th, 2011 with an 'angel' by her side. She was 86. She was preceded in death by a son, Curtis, her husband John, sisters Pat, Margie, Maudie and Irene and brothers France and Roy. She is survived by a sister, a son, a daughter, a granddaughter and two great granddaughters and numerous nieces, nephews. Boots was laid to rest at Cedar Lawn, Warm Springs, CA.on May 4th, 2011.
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