Alvie Boles

Alvie Boles, 76, of Albemarle, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, August 26, 2022, surrounded by loved ones.

Alvie was born January 16, 1946, in Richmond County, NC, to the late Daniel Ratio Dennis and the late Mary Belle Boles. He was also preceded in death by grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Alvie retired as a truck driver after owning and operating A.R. Boles Trucking for over 30 years. He worked for BLM Group Inc. from 2015 to 2021. In earlier years, Alvie enjoyed tractor pulling and was known for his truck “The Red Mule”. He was a member of the American Poolplayers Association and spent many nights shootin’ at Smokin’ Cue in Charlotte, NC. His pride and joy was his motorcycle and recently completed building his own Harley-Davidson Trike. He enjoyed Bike Week at Myrtle Beach and Daytona, Florida.

He loved beach vacations, family gatherings, spending time with friends, and playing his guitar. He loved his furry children who will miss him dearly; Toby, Jake, Katie, Red, Josey Wales, and Arthur. He will be remembered for his sense of humor, his helping hand, courage, resilience, and caring heart.

Alvie loved his family and friends. He cherished and adored his wife, the love of his life. He loved his sister, sons, and grandson.

He was so grateful for the support he received from family, friends, and even strangers over the past few months. He fought hard, was a superhero, and has finally hung up his cape.

Survivors include his beloved wife of 19 years, Susi Boles of Albemarle, NC; sister, Shirley (Scott) Patrick of Hamlet, NC; son, Bren (Justin) Hipp of Locust, NC; son, Sven (Amanda) Hipp of White Hall, AR; grandson Jensen Hipp of White Hall, AR; niece Nikki Patrick (Jeff) of Hamlet, NC; great niece Whitney Gaddy (Kevin) and great, great nephew Jaxon Gaddy of Hamlet; cousin Gary Pickler of New London, NC.

Alvie’s Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Hillside Baptist Church in the Fellowship Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Stanly & the Uwharrie.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Boles family.