Ellen Evelyn Epperson Boyd

( d 18 Mar 1934 Port Angeles Evening News issue of March 19, 1934 )

Mrs. Ellen Evelyn "Grandma" Boyd, 85, with 100 direct descendants and more than 150 relatives in Port Angeles and Clallam County died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Arnett [thus], Sunday morning at 1:30 after an illness of only 2 days. Mrs. Boyd, known as Grandma to hundreds of people, has 10 children, 45 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren in Port Angeles or nearby.

Ellen Evelyn Epperson was born in Madison County, Indiana, Dec 13, 1845. She was married to Samuel Boyd Dec 13, 1868 in Harrison County, Iowa. Thirteen children were born to the union, and 10 of them survive. The couple came west in 1902, and Mr. Boyd, a veteran of the Civil War, died 30 years ago. Mrs. Boyd came to Port Angeles to be with her children who were living here.

There are 6 sons and 4 daughters. The sons are: J W Boyd, Eden Valley; S L Boyd, C A Boyd, R H Boyd, H O Boyd, E P Boyd, all of Port Angeles. The daughters are: Mrs. Ed Arnott [thus], Mrs. Jake Bartholemew, Mrs. Ned Taft, all of Port Angeles and Mrs. Harry Dorr, Seattle.

Surviving also are 2 brothers, J A Epperson, Port Angeles and W J Epperson, Missouri Valley, IA. There is 1 sister, Mrs. S E Deal, Deming, Washington. Besides these are the 45 grandchildren , 42 great-grandchildren and 50 more other relatives living here.

The late Mrs. Boyd was a member of the Ladies of the G A R. The remains are at the Christman Mortuary and funeral announcements will be made later.

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James William Boyd, 84, pioneer sawmill operator and farmer of Eden Valley, died Friday. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home with Dr. Oscar Adam officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Angeles Cemetery. Mr. Boyd was one of the last persons in Clallam County to use oxen in the woods and on his farm. His ox team was a feature on the streets here half a century ago in Port Angeles Washington, and was used in an Elks Lodge parade on Front Street in 1910 during the State Convention. He married Mrs. Ora Epperson her Oct. 18, 1918. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ora Boyd, at home, a son Frank Boyd, Skagway, Alaska. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Mary Arnette and Mrs. Etta Speigel, both of Port Angeles; Mrs. Madge Bartholomew, Sequim, Wash; Mrs. Cloa Door, Wrangell, Alaska; three brothers, Henry, Orsen and Edward Boyd, all of Port Angeles; a stepson, Ben Epperson, Port Angeles; 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. [No dates were given in source; marriage certificate dated Oct 18, 1918 states ages of both parties as "legal"; this was his third marriage]

William Earl Boyd (March 24, 1942)Funeral services for William Earl Boyd, 39, fatally injured in a Portland accident Friday, will be at the Christman Mortuary Thursday afternoon at 2:30. the Rev. H R Cederberg will officiate and burial will be at Mount Angeles Cemetery,

For many years a resident of Clallam County, Mr. Boyd had been employed at the Northwest Copper and Sheet Metal Works in Portland for the past year. He was injured early Friday morning in a accident the metal works and passed away at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon in a Portland hospital.

William Earl Boyd was born March 28, 1902 in Hunnycreek, IA and came to Port Angeles with his father, J W Boyd, his brother and sister in 1904.

He grew to manhood and attended schools at Mount Pleasant. For many years Mr. Boyd was employed by the county road department as an operator of road equipment. His marriage to Sylvia Rhodes of Sheridan OR took place Oct 22, 1927 and two children were born to the union.

Surviving are his widow, Sylvia Boyd,  two children, Roger Rhodes Boyd and William Fred Boyd; his father and step-mother Mr. and Mrs. J W Boyd of Eden Valley; one brother Frank Boyd of Port Angeles, and a sister, Mrs. Nellie Mooney of Seattle; a step-brother Ben Epperson of Port Angeles and several nieces and nephews.

The East Moreland Mortuary of Portland was in charge in that city and shipped the remains to Port Angeles for funeral services here.

Many Thanks to Betty Knight,  and Mike Boyd, Portland, Oregon