Elias Borges

Waynesville, Elias M. Borges, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Memorial Mission Hospital.

A native of Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Antonio and Mary Cabral Borges.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Borges, who died in 2015; a son, Edmund Borges; two sisters and two brothers.  Eli was a proud member of the United States Airforce. As a soldier in the Korean War, he served tours of duty in Korea and Japan.  He also spent time at the end of his military career at the Pentagon.  As a civilian, Eli worked 42 years for Goodyear Tire & Rubber in New Bedford, Massachusetts.  In retirement, Eli and Wilma made their way to Tampa, Florida.  They invested all their time in family.  When Ray moved to Waynesville, Eli and Wilma moved.  He became the full-time greeter at his son’s business, Log Cabin Frozen Treats.  Each morning he would place the flags, sweep the lot and look forward to greeting customers throughout the day.

Elias is survived by his son, Ray Borges, and his wife, Nanette, of Waynesville; grandchildren, Nicole and Joshua Borges; and daughter-in-law, Lorraine Telzer, of New Jersey.

A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with Father Paul McNulty officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2020 at Wells Funeral Home of Waynesville.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

The care of Mr. Borges has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes.