Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Boykin, Melvin Benjamin March 8, 1996
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Saturday, March 9, 1996 
Melvin Benjamin Boykin, 79, of the 700 block of Maltby Ave., died March 8, 1996,
in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Mr. Boykin, a retired bellman from the Thomas Nelson Hotel, was a native of
Norfolk and was the son of Matthew G. and Georgianna Jones Boykin. Mr. Boykin
was a dedicated member of Shiloh Baptist Church, Norfolk, and was a member of
the Board of Deacons, Men's Chorus, and the Men's Bible Class. Mr. Boykin was
extremely civic-minded. He was president of the Brambleton Civic League and
worked very diligently to help restore central Brambleton to its former
prominence. He was also a member of Plumbline Ministry and the Inner City
Federation of Civic Leagues. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Edna W. Boykin; three daughters, Melvena A. Gregg of
Chesapeake, Edvena A. Foreman of Norfolk, and Natalynn B. Roman of Chesterfield
County, Va.; a brother, Samuel L. Boykin of Norfolk; seven grandchildren; and a
great-grandchild. He will also be sadly missed by several nieces, nephews, other
relatives, and friends.

The funeral will be conducted at noon Monday at Shiloh Baptist Church, 745 Park
Ave., by the Rev. John H. Foster. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery . Viewing
will be Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at Riddick Funeral Service. The body will be
placed in the church at 10 a.m. Monday. The family will be at the residence

Additional Comments:
BOYKIN, MELVIN B I7052 Section OLD CALVARY, Block 34, Lot A, Space 7 79 03/08/1996

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