Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BOYCE , ALFRED LLEWELLYN December 31, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006026 January 7, 2009, 10:08 pm News Star World - January 03, 2007 ALFRED LLEWELLYN BOYCE Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Alfred Llewellyn Boyce U.S. Navy retired, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, in West Monroe, LA. Born Sept. 3, 1913, in McKinney, Texas, he is survived by his wife, Frankie Lloyd, to whom he was married for over 63 years. As a young man, he joined the U.S. Navy, seeing the world and being involved in many battles in the South Pacific during World War II, receiving the Purple Heart. He retired as a Chief Fire Control Technician and taught in the Naval Reserve for many years, devoting 30 years of military service to his country. He was a man of many skills. For many years he farmed and owned a dairy in East Fork, MS. He also was employed as a mechanic and a cook for an off-shore oil drilling company. Later he was employed as an electrician/mechanic with Croft Metals in McComb, MS. After retiring, he grew a lush backyard garden and as a "jack-of-all-trades," always kept busy at home as a handyman. In addition to his wife, left to cherish the many happy years of memories are his daughter Patricia Ann Smith and her husband Chuck of Phoenix, AZ; his daughter Lana Kay Boyce of Plano, TX; his son Dick Llewellyn Boyce and his wife Donna of West Monroe; grandchildren Betsy, Holly, and Mims Boyce and Greg Smith and his wife Jessi; and great-grandchildren Alex and Nicholas Smith. A graveside service with full military honors will be conducted in the National Veterans' Cemetery in the Dallas/Fort Worth area at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/b/boyce2717gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb