Buchanan County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Claude H. Boyd

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Bristol Herald Courier
Sunday, December 15, 2002

Claude H. Boyd

GRUNDY -- Claude H. Boyd, 84 years of age, of the Slate Creek area, passed 
away Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at Buchanan General Hospital following a brief 
illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Starlin and Maude 
Lester Boyd. He was a life-long resident of the Grundy area and was a life-
long member of Grundy Baptist Church. He was a member of IOOF Lodge No. 17 of 
Grundy, Moose Lodge and a former member of the Grundy Kiwanis Club. 

Mr. Boyd was one of the original pioneers of the Heat Pump Designs and a 
member of the Refrigeration Society. He served on the Board of Directors of 
Buchanan County Library and was a former advisor for Buchanan County 
Vocational School. He was past president of Buchanan County Horseman Society, 
receiving various state titles and national recognition and was a member of 
the Tennessee Walking Horse Federation. He was a member of the American 
Motorcycle Association and life member of the Harley Davidson Owners Group. 
He was former owner and operator of Boyd Refrigeration and owner of Boyd 
Mobile Home Park.

Mr. Boyd was preceded in death by his first wife, Vergie Lee Matney Boyd, 
Nov. 20, 1995.

He is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Doris Lester Clark Boyd, Grundy; two 
sisters, Pauline and husband, James Ball, Kingsport and Dorothy Hess, Grundy; 
three brothers, Thurman and wife Stella Boyd, Grundy, Virgil and wife Blanche 
Boyd, Pocahontas, Va., and Edd and wife Jean Boyd, Vansant; and his faithful 
dog, "Butch".

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Claudia Lee Boyd; one sister, Edna 
Boyd; and two brothers, Curtis and Louey Boyd.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at 1 p.m. at Grundy 
Baptist Church, Grundy, with Rev. Howell Scott officiating with entombment to 
follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum, Claypool Hill, Va. 

Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. 
with services at 7 p.m. The body of Mr. Boyd will be moved to Grundy Baptist 
Church Monday morning at 11 a.m. to await the funeral hour at 1 p.m.

Active pallbearers will be Gary Boyd, Larry Boyd, Arlie Boyd, Mack Keen, 
Junior Boyd, Allen Boyd, Clinton Boyd, David Matney, Doug Matney and Randall 
Matney.

Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.