The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-26
FRIDAY, JULY 90, 1912.
DR.. r. z. Boyd.


A high tribute was paid to a de-
ceased citizen at Ryman Auditorium
last Monday morning, when fully ten
thousand people assemb' ed in that
spacious building and congregated on
the streets to witness the funeral
services of DIR. Robert Fulton Boyd.
The Auditorium has seating capa-
city of six thousand. The building
was crowded and several hundred
were standing, and in addition to this
thousands made no effort to gain an
entrance, but remained outside in or
derby assemblage out of respect to
this great man.
DR.. Boyd was truly great charac-
ter Over thirty-four years ago he
came to Nashville with a determine
ton to fit himself for life He entered
Central Tennessee College and re
NAMED there until he had completed
the literary course and several cours-
es in the medical departments of Me-
harry. and to use the words of BisE-
OBJ Tyree. who delivered the funeral
Grafton, "Dr. Boyd used all Of the edu-
cation he acquired He was known
in Nashville first as a school teacher,
but his greatest work was in the
capacity of a practicing physician.
lie was an earnest worker and wher-
ever he went he made lasting friends
Ills amicable disposition made you
LnoW him as soon as you met him
and the longer you knew him the
more you were compelled to admire
him for his big-heartedness.
He acquired considerable wealth
but we do not believe it would be
an exaggeration to say that he gave
TO others more than he kept fo' him
self Many a poor person when suf
.fering with disease or stricken witt
poverty have found in Dr. Boyd {
friend to relieve their pain aud wants
II was his custom to do unto Others
as he would be done by, and hi
whole life was one full Of the spiri
o. giving without asking in return
He was never as much concerned
about collecting bill as he was abou
relieving the suffering of someone
For that reason he was always busy
Most of the time he kept severa
changes of horses that he might b
able to give the very best service t
his patients.
DR.. Boyd had practice sufficier
to engage every minute Of his TIM
but as busy as he was he always r,
served sufficient time and energy
devote TO other pursuits, and so b
was found in the church and in ii
lodge. in the social circle, and
business. He was one man that su
cess did not spoil When he W;
taken sick on last Saturday morniI
he was not thinking about death, b
of what he could do for humanit
and it is believed by many that
shortened his time by hard and
cessant labor But the nature of t
man compels those who knew hi
best to believe that he died bett
satisfied than he would have had
been stingy with his money and
time and had lived only for DR.. 30.
No enterprise has been started
Nashville for the last twenty-f
wears that did not receive the heaI
support of this great man. He co,
see need and he had the cours
to put forth his best efforts that
might be consummated.
But Dr. R. F. Boyd is no more.
has been taken from his laDors
reap his reward Peace be to
ashes. He dealt with men as a m
If he differed he differed homes
His ambitions had no bound, but
was void of selfishnoss, and now
come to balance his account and
expression of the people who turf
out to pay their last respects to
man was an evidence that the RI
side of his ledger was in splen
condition. He was not a perfect N
but the grandeur of his life sta
out in his philanthropic spirit {