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Obituaries
OBITUARY of Ms, Julia A. (ray) Boyd
Died at Wilmington, Vermont, August 26, 1890 Mrs. Julia A. Boyd, aged 74
years, 8 months and two days.
Mrs. Boyd was a native and old-time resident of Wilmington. She was a
daughter of Zelotes and Lydia Ray, and was the last surviving member of
a family of thirteen brothers and sisters, all born in Wilmington. She
was married in 1835 to Benzil Boyd, a well- remembered and lifelong
resident of this town, who died nineteen years ago. Her life until her
husband's death was chiefly spent at her birthplace, the old Ray
homestead, now occupied by Oscar Ware. Since that time she has made her
home with her second daughter, Mrs. Sarah E. Ray in New York.
She was the mother of nine children, six of whom live to mourn her loss.
0f the sons, the youngest two have made themselves homes in the far
west—Leslie Boyd in Iowa and Horace Boyd in Montana. The other son,
Edward C. Boyd at whose home she ended her days, has nearly always lived
in. Wilmington. Her two daughters, Mrs. Helen Newell and Miss Alice, had
the sad satisfaction of caring for her during her last illness. She felt
the deepest interest in the recent town reunion, and it was with the
greatest pleasure she met and greeted her old friends.
Of a most unselfish, loving, and unassuming nature, it can be truly said
of her that "none knew her but to love her." She was a most sincere and
consistent Christian, and has been a member of the Methodist church of
Wilmington these many years. She attended church there for the last time
in her life at the Methodist reunion which occurred July 6th. Her
funeral, after a short service at her son's house, was held this
(Thursday) afternoon August 28th 1890. Her two sons in the west, and her
daughter, Mrs. Ray, who is abroad, were unable to be present.
Wilmington Times-Press, 1890.
Obituary:
Neil Homer Boyd
Marlboro (Vermont), Neil Homer Boyd, 74, a resident of Route 9 in Marlboro, died on Friday morning, January 24, 2003, at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (Brattleboro, Vermont) after a brief
illness.
Mr. Boyd was born in Wilmington on May 19, 1928, the son of the late Homer Adelbert Boyd and Florence Pool Boyd, who survives. Mr. Boyd was a graduate of Wilmington High School.
He served in the US Army from August 1946 until March 1957. He served at the end of World War II and during the Korean War. Mr. Boyd served in Panama with the 33rd Infantry, and then in Cheyenne, Wyoming where he was a telegraph operator. He was then assigned to the ROTC program at Dartmouth as an instructor, and was later sent to Iceland. He finished his military duties in Baltimore. While in Baltimore, his expert marksmanship gained him a position on the Army rifle team, representing the Virginia district. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant First Class, after 10 years of service.
He married Frances Carrier in Brattleboro on February 28, 1953, while he was stationed at Dartmouth. Mrs. Boyd survives. Mr. Boyd was a plumber in the area for many years. He was a member of the Amercian Legion Post #5 of Brattleboro, and the 33rd Infantry Association. He was a member of the North Pole Polar Birds. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, gardening, and working on the his family genealogy. He was also a member of the Clan Boyd Society,
International.
Besides his mother and his wife, Mr. Boyd is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Alan Neil Boyd and Patricia V. Boyd of Brattleboro, Scott D. Boyd and Suzanne Boyd of Rowley, MA; his daughter Laurie Mae Boyd of Wilmington; his sister Edith Whitaker of Wilmington; two grandchildren, Collin Boyd and Kiley Boyd both of Brattleboro; and many nieces and nephews and
cousins.
Mr. Boyd was predeceased by a son Brett D. Boyd; and brother Lee E. Boyd; and a sister Marion B.
LaPenna. Graveside services will be held in the Spring in the family lot in Riverside Cemetery in Wilmington.
Obituary
Grace Ruth (Boyd) Sherman
(1992)
Hinsdale, NH-- Grace Ruth (Boyd)
Sherman, 80, of Brattleboro Road, died Thursday
night at Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend, Vermont.
She was born in Wilmington
Vermont, on April 17, 1912, the daughter of Fred Wesley and Maud (Upton)
Boyd. She was raised in Wilmington, attended local schools and was
a graduate of Wilmington High School, Class of 1930. Following
high school she attended North Adams Normal School, North Adams, MA,
graduating with a degree in elementary education.
Mrs. Sherman taught in a one
room schoolhouse in East Dover, VT. She was also a substitute
teacher for the Hinsdale, NH school system.
For 16 years she was employed by
Holstein- Friesian Association, retiring in 1977.
On November 18, 1937 in
Wilmington, she married Harold E. Sherman who survives. Besides
her husband of 54 years, she is survived by one son, Clarence Sherman of
West Willington, CT; three daughters, Irene Buzby
and Barbara Krause, both of Brattleboro, and Nancy Omasta of Windsor,
CT; twelve grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was
predeceased by two brothers, Verne and Donald Boyd.
Burial will be in the family lot
in Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington, VT.
Obituary: Gilbert Basil Boyd
Brattleboro Reformer October 9, 1990
Wilmington -- Gilbert B. "Gib" Boyd, 57, a resident of Higley Hill Road, died Sunday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington.
Born in Wilmington on Aug 6, 1933, he was the son of Wesley G. and Nellie M. Leno Boyd.
He attended Wilmington schools, graduating from Wilmington High School in 1951.
Mr. Boyd served in the US Army from Dec 1955 to Nov 1957 and was stationed in Stuttgart, Germany as a military policeman.
On June 21, 1957, he married Thelma Adams at Wilmington Baptist Church.
In earlier years he had worked as a milk carrier in the Deerfield Valley and for several years had been a meat manager for Grand Union. He then owned and operated Gib's Sunoco in Wilmington, and for the past several years had
been a rural mail carrier in the Wilmington area.
Mr. Boyd was a member of the Wilmington Baptist Church, a former 4-H leader and Boy Scout leader, a member of Deerfield Valley Stump Jumpers Snowmobile Club, and a past member of Wilmington American Legion Post No. 15. He especially enjoyed motorcycle riding.
Surviving besides his wife are a son, Douglas, and a daughter, Deborah, both of Wilmington; two grandchildren; and a brother, Alfred "Mike" Boyd of Belleview, FL.
He was predeceased by brothers, Richard, Malcolm, Leonard, Wesley, and Ernest "Pat" and also by a sister, Dorothy Boyd.
Military services were held at the cemetery with Chaplain Walter Wilson of the American Legion Post No. 15 of Wilmington officiating. The American
Flag was presented to Mr. Boyd's widow, Thelma, by Cmdr. Walter White and past
Cmdr. Alan Davis. "Taps" was played by Phillip Ware from Wilmington.
Burial will take place in Cutting Cemetery.»
Obituary: Phillip C. Boyd
Brattleboro Reformer June 5, 1993
Brattleboro--Phillip C. Boyd, 55, of Sunset Lake Road, died Friday morning at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Boyd was born in Wilmington Dec 8, 1937, the son of Horace Newall Boyd and Marilla
(Vose) Boyd. He was raised by his foster parents, Ed and Hazel Johnson. He attended Brattleboro schools and later the Vermont Agricultural School in Randolph, Vermont.
A resident of Brattleboro most of his life, Mr Boyd was employed as a lineman at Central Vermont Public Service for 34 years.
He was a past master of Lodge 102 F&AM, Golden Rule Lodge 32 F&AM, Scottish Rite Bodies, Cairo Shrine Temple, Brattleboro Shrine Club, chairman of the Roger Chapman Scholarship Fund, and a member of Bingham Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and First Congregational Church.
On September 5, 1979 he married Joanne Smith, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Steven Boyd and Eric Boyd of Hinsdale, New Hampshire; a brother Roy Boyd of Dover, New Jersey; four sisters, Sylvia Vascik of Chesterfield, NH, Earlene Carey of Dover, VT, Virginia Kiley of Warwick, Rhode Island, and Barbara Boyd of Texas.
Burial will be in Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery.
Herbert F. Boyd
OBITUARY
Brattleboro Reformer Oct 15, 1990
Wilmington--Herbert F. Boyd, 67, of Wilmington died Saturday evening at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington after a long illness.
Born in Wilmington on Aug 31 1923, he was the son of Milo Edwin and Helen (Pratt) Boyd.
He attended Wilmington schools and was an Army veteran of World War II, serving from 1943 to 1946. He was awarded several medals and citations for his service.
Mr. Boyd had worked for Lincoln Haynes as a carpenter for many years. He also worked at the former New England Box Company in Wilmington.
He was a member of the Nelson E. Pickwell Post No. 15 in Wilmington.
He leaves two brothers, Ernest "John" Boyd and Elliott "Pickle" Boyd, both of Wilmington; a sister Charlotte Boyd Fraser of Wilmington; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. A brother Urban Boyd died several years ago.
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