Mrs. Marjorie Ellen Bosley, mother of St. Louis’ first black mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr., passed away on New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31). She was 73.
Marjorie Ellen Robertson was born to Melvin and Minnie Robertson on July 7, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Simmons Elementary School and graduated from Sumner High School in 1952. After high school graduation she attended Stowe Teachers College.
In 1953, Ms. Marjorie Robertson married Freeman Bosley, Sr., later giving birth to children Freeman Jr. and Pamela Marge.
Mrs. Bosley was employed with the United States Government, where she worked until her retirement in 1990.
In 1993, her son, Freeman, Jr. was elected mayor of St. Louis. He was the first African-American mayor in the city’s history.
She is survived by her husband Freeman Bosley, Sr.; her children Freeman, Jr. and Pamela; one sister Gloria Reeves; one son-in-law Stephen Byes; Darlynn (Lynne); two grandchildren Stephen Bosley Byes II and Sydney Bosley; two great grandchildren Stephen Bosley Byes III and Justice Byes; two very special friends and neighbors Mattie Johnson and Hattie Howard; as well as a host of in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bosley will take place on Monday, January 5, at the Samaritan United Methodist Church, 4234 Washington Avenue. There will be a 10 a.m. a.m. visitation, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral, officiated by the Reverend Ronald Graham. Interment services will immediately follow at the Oak Grove Cemetery at 7800 St. Charles Rock Road.
