OBITS: Boyd, Jacob, 1938, Bath Co., Kentucky ----------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: From: "Darrell Warner" Date: Sunday, October22, 2001 10:22 AM ------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. **************************************************************************** Jacob Boyd Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, March 24, 1938 Prominent Farmer Passes At Bethel Funeral Held At Residence Tuesday Jacob Boyd, 80 years old, prominent citizen of Bethel, and widely known Bath county farmer, died at his home Sunday of a complication of diseases. He had been in ill health for a number of years and for the past few weeks had been steadily declining. Born in Bath county August 22, 1858, he was a son of the late Richard and Narcissus Myers Boyd. In February, 1882 at the age of 23, he was married to Miss Eliza Hendrix and to this union three children were born, two of whom survive him. He was a life long member of the Methodist Church and took an active interest in all religious, social and political affairs. He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Harry McCue, Sharpsburg; one son, Frank Boyd; four grandchildren, Carl Boyd, Ann McCue and Warren and Billy Rogers; one great-grandchild, Jimmie frank Boyd; one sister, Mrs. Billy McCarty, Fleming county; one brother, George Boyd, Reynoldsville; a half-brother, Tom Boyd, Winchester, and a half-sister, Mrs. Manley Vice, of this county.