Bertha Gladys Boyd

Bertha Gladys Boyd Boatright

SPRINGDALE - Bertha Gladys Boyd Boatright, age 102, left her earthly home to go to her heavenly home Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. She was born Aug. 7, 1908, in Wesley, Ark., to Virgil and Emma (Neal) Boyd.

She is a member of Farmington Church of Christ, worked at the canning factory in Wheeler and also at Arbor Acres in Tontitown. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and visiting with friends. She loved to cook for visitors and made wonderful chicken and dumplings, biscuits and gravy and butterscotch pies. Living alone until the age of 101, she then moved to Shiloh Health and Rehab for the rest of her life. We will miss you, Ma Maw.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and six siblings, Olan Boyd, Reba Boyd Bird, Louetta Boyd Mabry, Vernon Boyd, Gayther Dunlap and Walter Dunlap; children, Lorna Keeney Thomas, Emma Frances Ratlift Hale, Zoal "Bub" Ratlift ; a grandson, Larry Thomas; and a great-granddaughter, Kimberly Crawford.

She is survived by one son, Ronnie Ratlift and wife, Lela, of Springdale; two sisters, Marie Boyd Wiseman of Springdale and Edna Boyd Teel of Washington; daughter-in-law, Mary Ratlift , and son-in-law, Ben Hale, both of Farmington; 15 grandchildren, Jim Thomas of Rogers, Ark., Linda Crawford and husband, Dale, of Little Flock, Johnny Lee Thomas of Bentonville, Teresa Landon and husband, Don, of West Fork, Toni Brown and husband, Tony, Paula Kinion and husband, Gary, and Lance Ratliff, all of Farmington, Lisa Reed and husband, John, Bob Ratlift , Jerry Ratlift and wife, Shelly, and Jamie Ratlift, all of Springdale, Sheila Andrews and husband, Jon, Tim Ratlift , Ricky Ratlift and wife, Kathy, all of Fayetteville. She also has 27 great-grandchildren, Donna Evans, Bill Crawford, Jeff Crawford, Jimmy Lee Thomas, Debbie Workman, Tonya Thomas, Cindy Capwell, Karen White, Jerry Thomas, Tommy Thomas, Jimmy Thomas, Kristi Thomas, John Leichner, Ryan Leichner, Jamie Heeney, Lyndsey Froud, Allen Reed, Conor Reed, Hunter Kinion, Haiden Kinion, Hesston Andrews, Cambre Awtrey, Justin Ratlift , Shaila Ratliff, Janae Ratliff, Natasha Ratlift and Cameron Ratlift; 23 great-grandchildren, Misty Osborn, Dakota Harris, Haylen Thomas, Shyla Workman, Jerry Workman, Ariel Smith, Dara Smith, Amber Crawford, Megan Crawford, Dalyn Crawford, Kayla Holcomb, Shyla White, Cami White, Shelby White, Abby Thomas, Lauren Thomas, Cassidy Thomas, Kristen Thomas, Brittney Thomas, Braxton Leichner, Mackenzie Leichner, Garren Leichner and Hudson Froud; and two great-great-grandchildren, Kendall Jasper and Allee Essary.

Visitation was 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 21, 2010, at Moore's Chapel.

Funeral service was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, at Moore's Chapel, with burial at Mount Comfort Cemetery in Fayetteville,