Thomas F. "Tom" Boatwright, Jr., age 52, of Perdido, AL passed away on July 29, 2022 at his residence.  He was born on March 2, 1970 in Atmore, AL to Thomas F. Boatwright, Sr. and Rethea Diane Hadley Boatwright.  He worked as a carpenter with Baldwin County Board of Education.  Tom loved his family dearly and was known by many for his contagious smile. He was a hard worker, an avid outdoorsman, a two-time winner of Field and Stream's Total Outdoorsman Challenge and a 2010 Buck Master Champion.  Tom was the founder of the World Champion Outdoors in Nokomis, AL.

He is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Fiest Boatwright, Sr.; his grandparents, Dan and Lola Boatwright and Melvin and Eulema Hadley.

He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Angela Thomas Boatwright; his mother, Rethea Diane Boatwright (Larry) Crenshaw of Stockton, AL; his sons: Tanner Boatwright (Meagan Tolbert) of Nokomis, AL and Tucker Boatwright of Foley, AL; his daughters: Allison (Jessie) Jones of Greenwell Springs, LA and Lauren Wilkins of Loxley, AL; his brother, Toby Boatwright (Holly Labue) of Nokomis, AL; his sister, Cassie Boatwright (Frankie Buck) of Stockton, AL; his grandchildren: Melody Bettis, Daniel Bettis, Ethan Bettis, Abe Bettis, Amberlyn Wilkins, London Kate Jones and Kallyn Reece Jones.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel in Atmore, AL with Bro. Angelo Thomley and Bro. Jackie Caudle officiating.  Interment will follow at Sullivan Cemetery in Nokomis, AL.

Active pallbearers will be Jimmy Dale Shiver, Timothy Shiver, Kevin Bryars, Toby Boatwright, Andy Boatwright, Randall Stewart, Keith Hadley and Cruz Davis.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy Odom, Jack Cox, Brian Cooper, Julio Atenza, Paul Thomas, Kevin Thomas, Clay Shiver, Clayton Hadley and Carl Hadley

Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.