Carroll Dowayne Boyd

Notes:

The January 2014 obituary of his brother, O. D. Boyd, referred to he and his wife as "Dowoyne and Corene Boyd of Milam"

A May 22, 2019 story on page 1 of The Sabine County Reporter-titled "Hemphill High School announces 2019 honor graduates" noted that "Abigail ADKINS, the 17-year-old great grandaugther of C. D. and Corene Boyd of Milam, is this year's salutatorian. She has attended HISD 13 years and has a weighted ranking point average of 101.4909. Adkins will attend Texas A&M University and major in biochemistry and genetics."

OBITUARY

Mr. C.D. Boyd of Milam, Texas, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020, at his residence at the age of 84 years, 1 month, 5 days.

He was born December 8, 1935, in Rosevine, Texas, to parents W.C. and Lula (Peveto) Boyd and had been a longtime area resident. He retied from Santa Fe Railroad in 1991 after several years of service as an agent/clerk. Mr. Boyd was an avid outdoorsman and member of Rosevine Baptist Church.

His survivors include his wife, Corene Townsend Boyd of Milam, Texas; daughters, Abigail Adkins of Milam, Texas, and Belinda Brady and husband Albert of Gatesville, Texas; sons, Jeff Boyd and wife Rexcine of San Augustine, Texas, David Boyd and wife Gia of Milam, Texas, John Boyd and wife Karen of Palestine, Texas, and Brent Boyd and wife Teri of San Augustine, Texas; sisters, Evelyn Taylor and husband Tommy of Dallas, Texas, Billie Greer and husband Carl of Houston, Texas, and Ann Pugh of Red Springs, Texas; a sister-in-law, Shirley Boyd of Lufkin, Texas; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, W.C. and Lula Boyd; brother, O.D. Boyd; granddaughters, Amanda Adkins and Candace Boyd; a great-grandson, Ethan Boyd; and brothers-in-law, G.C. Langley and Tommy Pugh.

Funeral services are set for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel, located at 316 W. Columbia Street in San Augustine, Texas, with Bro. Skipper Eberlan and Jeff Boyd officiating. Interment will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery, located on FM 1592 in Sabine County, Texas.

Lunch for the family will be served following the service at First Baptist Church in San Augustine.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 14, 2020, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.

Pallbearers: John Curtis Boyd, Jacob Boyd, Michael Boyd, Cody Boyd, Sam Ferguson, and Josh Ferguson.

Visit www.WymanRobertsFuneralHome.com for memories and condolences.

Services are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of C.D. Boyd, please visit our floral store.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 22, 2020, Page 5

Carroll married Corene Townsend about 1956. Corene was born on 26 Sep 1939 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 2020 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]