The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
OBITUARY

Boyd and Nancy H. Boyd, was born
October 25th, 1855, in Buchanan
County, Virginia, where he lived
until the year 1920, when he moved
to Cecil County, Md, and lived there
until removed by death June 2,
1927. He was dedicated to God in
baptism in early childhood and his
name registered with the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
His father, Rev. Isaac N. Boyd,
was veteran of the Civil War, and
after the surrender, he resumed his
religious work in the M. E. Church
South, serving said cause for more
than half a century. He was the
first born of nine children, seven
sons and two daughters. Two
brothers and one sister have passed
on to the spirit world, while four
brothers and one sister survive him:
Rev. F. M. F. Boyd, DR.. ]. d. Boyd,
and Mrs. Rosa c. Looney, of Lemas-
ter, Va; Rev. H. M. Boyd, of Way
nesburgh, KY, and Rev. Il. M. Boyd,
of Davenport, Va.
On the 25th day of January, 1877,
he was happily married to Miss
Rachel Jackson, of Buchanan Coun
ty, Va, and to this union nine child
rem were born, four of whom died in
infancy, and five are still living: b..
M. Boyd, of Rising Sun, Md, R. r.
Boyd, of North East, Md, E. r..
Boyd, of Tazewell, Va, l. G. Boyd,
of Honaker, Va, and Mrs. Rachel j..
McFadden, of Port Deposit, Md.
On the 18th day OF December,
1892, his wife was called away to
the spirit world, and he married
Miss Eliza Sykes, of Russell County,
Va, February 18th, 1895, no child
rem were born to this union.
He is survived by his widow,
brothers, sister, and children above
named, thirty-seven grand children,
four great-grand children, and a
host of other relatives and friends.
He enjoyed the confidence and es
TEEN OF the people who knew him.
serving as Treasurer of Buchanan
County, Va, three terms in success
sion, and was reasonably successful
in the business affairs of life. He
was a man of fine natural ability.
and keen observer, as we'll as a
good Judge of men. He was endow-
ed by nature with strong constitu-
ton which enabled him to hold on
to life a longer period of time than
would have been possible for man
with less vitality. He was examin-
ed by his family physician, Or. R. G.
Dodson, and taken to the hospital,
where after an X-Ray examination
the opinion of his physician was con-
firmed as to his having cancer OF the
stomach. He continued to grow
worse until the morning of June the
End, 1927, at one fifty five O'Clock,
the end came, and his spirit took its
flight to the great beyond. For sew
eral years prior to his passing he
had been a changed man, and had
given much more time to the read
ing of his Bible, prayer, and sthanks-
giving in his home than he had for
merly done, and said on different oc
casions, and to different people that
he was prepared to go.
Rev. j. c. Mccoy, Pastor OF James
M. E. Church, Rising Sun, conduct
ed a beautiful service to his memory
in the home, in the presence OF a
large and Borrowing congregation,
after which his remains were taken
to the Hopewell Cemetery, where
Rev. Mccoy, assisted by Rev. Clark,
pastor of the Hopewell M. E. Church
concluded the burial services, and
his body was lowered in the grave to
await the resurrection of the just.
We feel that father and brother is
not dead, but has only passed on be-
fore to higher, holier, and more
exalted sphere of existence. where
th.le will be no heart aches. no pas
sing away of loved ones, and no sad
good-byes, but his soul unfettered
and free will roam the elysian fields
of never fading flowers, and has en-
tered upon day that will have no
setting sun. Just little while and
we shall overtake and join him
amidst the glory and spiendor of the
saved and bloOd-washed in the city
of light and life.
Hon. John w. Flanagan, Jr., an
attorney at law of Bristol, Va. Mr..
c. w. Boyd, President of the Virgin
ia Hardwood Lumber Co., Mrs. Lucy
Dickinson, of Tazeweil, Va, and
Rev. H. M. Boyd, Evangelist, OF
Waynesburg. KY, were present at
the funeral.
The following served as pail
bearers:
e. X. Boyd, Jr., e. c. Mefadden,
Henry G. Ford. Isaac r. McFadden,
John w. Flanagan, Jr and Joseph
F. Childress.
Honorary pali-bearers: