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At the time of his death, Boles was semi-retired in Monroe in the practice of law with his son, William Boles, Jr. (born 1956).
At the time of his death, Boles was semi-retired in Monroe in the practice of law with his son, William Boles, Jr. (born 1956).
Boles was the second youngest person to have served in the Louisiana Senate. [[Puckett Willis]] of Winnfield was elected at the age of twenty-three in 1947 and served from 1948 to 1952.
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Boles was married until his death for sixty years to the former Mary Catherine Furlow (ca. 1928-2010), a native of Elizabeth in Allen Parish, and the daughter of Adelaide and John Furlow. She was a [[Roman Catholic]]. The Boleses are remembered for their philanthropy through the Catherine and William R. "Billy" Boles Terrace on the seventh floor of the [[library]] at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].
Boles was married until his death for sixty years to the former Mary Catherine Furlow (ca. 1928-2010), a native of Elizabeth in Allen Parish, and the daughter of Adelaide and John Furlow. She was a [[Roman Catholic]]. The Boleses are remembered for their philanthropy through the Catherine and William R. "Billy" Boles Terrace on the seventh floor of the [[library]] at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].