Surry-Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Boykin, Charles C. Sr., 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ CHARLES CLYDE BOYKIN Charles Clyde Boykin Sr., age 88, of Wakefield, died Sunday, February 29, 2004. Born in Southampton County on September 13, 1915, he was the son of the late Charles Judson Boykin and Fannie Lillian Spivey Boykin. He taught the men’s Sunday school class for 25 years at Rocky Hock United Methodist Church and was a lifetime member of Millfield Baptist Church. He was a retired Surry County farmer who devoted his life to his church, family and community. He had a great love for animals and appreciated music and flowers. His wife of 54 years, Helen Brittle Boykin, predeceased him. Mr. Boykin is survived by a son, Charles C. Boykin Jr. and wife, Pamela of Wakefield; five daughter, Cheryl B. West and husband, Charles of Wakefield, Joanne B. Turner and husband, John of Amherst, Gayle B. Lanier and husband, Marvin of Wakefield, Glenice B. Coombs and husband, Pete of Richmond, and Jean B. Holdsworth and husband, Walter of Wakefield; grandchildren, Chase Boykin, David West Kip West, Shannon Lee and husband, Carey, Shelby Turner, Lisa Turner, Stephanie Felts and husband, Trip, Lee Crumpler and wife, Michelle, Chris Patoray and husband, Kirk, Sheri Coombs, Michael Powell and wife, Miranda, Ricky Powell and wife, Miriam; four great-grandchildren, Ashton Felts, Cayla Felts, Lillie Powell, Nick Powell; sisters, Frances A. Boykin and Doris B. Allshouse; brother, Gibson L. Boykin and wife, Virginia, Nelson P. Boykin and wife, Carolyn, all of Richmond. He was predeceased by an infant brother, Charles Hall Boykin. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at 3 p.m. in Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, Wakefield, followed by burial church cemetery. Visitation and a reception will be in the church social hall immediately after the interment. Memorial donation may be made to Rocky Hock United Methodist Church Cemetery fund, c/o J.C. Whitmore, Jr., 2847 White Marsh Rd, Wakefield, Va. 23888, or to Millfield Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Chris G. Epperson, P.O. Box 243, Ivor, Va. 23866. Purivance Funeral Home, Wakefield is handling arrangements. Charles Clyde BOYKIN, Sr., of Wakefield, retired Surry Co. farmer, b. 13 Sep 1915, Southampton Co., d. 29 Feb 2004, interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery*, 2 Mar 2004, donated obit, publication unknown *Find a Grave Mem. #20602880 His parents are buried in Ivor Cemetery. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Ivor list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt His paternal grandparents, James Thomas & Ada Winnie (SPIVEY) BOYKIN, are buried in a BOYKIN family cemetery, Boothe Rd., near Ivor. SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-52): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt His maternal grandparents, James Gilbert & "Adlay" (BARLOW) SPIVEY, are buried in Waverly Cemetery. His wife's (donated, 2000) obit is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b250h1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b250c1ob.txt