Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Fairfield Recorder newspaper
Sunday's Internet Edition, 06:44 PM, October 19, 2008.
Obituaries



Joyce Helen (Harrison) Boyd

Funeral services were held earlier this month for Joyce Helen Boyd, 81, who died
Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Waco.

Mrs. Boyd was born in Fairfield on July 29, 1927, to Doyle and Earle (Emmons) 
Harrison. After graduating from high school, she married Jasper Roland Boyd on 
July 22, 1946, and made Waco her home. She worked as a telephone operator and 
an estimate assigner for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for 43 years. Mrs.
Boyd was a member of North Waco Baptist Church, W.I.N.G.S., Telephone Pioneers 
and volunteered for Sul Ross Senior Citizens for 20 years.

Services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Waco Memorial Park 
Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Bill Pack officiating.

Mrs. Boyd is survived by sons, Glen Dale Boyd and wife Penny of China Spring 
and David Harrison Boyd of Fort Worth; brother, Bill Harrison and wife Laura of
West Monroe, Louisiana; son-in-law, Bobby McBroom of Waco; grandsons, Gary Dale
Boyd and wife Nina of Flower Mound, Dave Boyd II and wife Melissa, Nathan Boyd 
and Jonathan Boyd, all of Fort Worth and Andrew Boyd and wife Jill of North 
Richland Hills; four great-granddaughters; and one great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, J.R. Boyd; daughter, Melinda Boyd 
McBroom; and her parents.

Arrangements were made by Oakcrest Funeral Home of Waco.