Surry-Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Boykin, Charles C. Sr., 2004 

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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 


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