Drakes Creek Cemetery, Madison County, Drakes Creek, Arkansas
Wayne O. Boyd, 69, of West Fork, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1989, in a Fayetteville hospital.
Born Dec. 28, 1920, at Drake's Creek, the son of Robert Nelson and Flora Lula Counts Boyd, he moved to West Fork 32 years ago. He was an Army veteran of World War II, was employed in the maintenance department at West Fork schools, and was a member of Drake's Creek Church of Christ.
Survivors are his wife, Violet; three sons, Sammy Boyd, Jimmy Boyd and Jerry Boyd, all of West Fork; three daughters, Carolyn Spillers, Linda Jones and Peggy Phillips, all of West Fork; a brother, Roy Boyd of Drake's Creek; a sister, Ardyth McDougal of Huntsville; 20 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral is 2 p.m. Friday at Nelson's Funeral Home, with burial to Zinnamon Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m at the funeral home.