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Duane Gene BOYD

Male 1928 - 2021  (93 years)


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  • Name Duane Gene BOYD 
    Birth 30 May 1928  Denver, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Denver, Denver, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1940  Denver, Denver, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 16 Dec 2021  Lima, Allen, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Siblings 3 brothers 
    Person ID I12254  bmds
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2021 

    Father Hardy Quartus BOYD,   b. 12 Mar 1891, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1971, Langley, Island, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary Bradley STEWARD,   b. 29 Nov 1896, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1983, Langley, Island, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F5044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jean Ardelle SHERRIFF,   b. 1929, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1950  Denver, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Duane : 22 years old | Jean : ~ 21 years old. 
    Children 3 sons and 2 daughters 
     1Male. Keith BOYD
     2Male. Norman BOYD
     3Male. Michael BOYD
     4Female. Sharon BOYD
     5Female. Lynette Diane BOYD,   b. 6 Oct 1970, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     
    Family ID F5081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 May 1928 - Denver, Colorado
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Denver, Denver, Colorado
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Denver, Denver, Colorado
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Sep 1950 - Denver, Colorado
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Dec 2021 - Lima, Allen, Ohio
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • LIMA (Ohio), Aug. 29, 2015 — Mr. and Mrs. Duane G. Boyd will celebrate 65 years of marriage Sept. 3. They traveled recently to Rocky Mountain National Park, where they met 67 years ago while hiking. Boyd and the former Jean Sherriff were married Sept. 3, 1950, at Grace Methodist Church, Denver, by the Rev. Rufus Baker.
       They are the parents of five children, Keith Boyd, of Lima, Norman (Roberta) Boyd, of Cincinnati, Michael (Rachel) Boyd, of Holt, Michigan, Sharon (Jim) Beckford, of Harrod, and Lynette (Ted) Goodwin, of Lima. They have 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
       Boyd retired from Westinghouse Corp., Aerospace Division. His wife is a homemaker. Source: limaohio.com, August 29, 2015)

      LIMA — Korean War veteran Duane G. Boyd, 90, of Lima, attended an Honor Flight on June 5.
       Boyd enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1945 from San Franciso aboard the S.S. Marine Serpent for Jinsen, Korea, where he served as an office clerk because he had experience volunteering for the ship newspaper.
       Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization that flies American veterans to Washington, D.C., for free so they can visit war memorials. (Source : limaohio.com, June 9, 2018)

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] 1930 US Census.
      Household (head: Harry W. Boyd)

    2. [S7] 1940 US Census.
      Household (head: Hardy W. Boyd)

    3. [S4] Obituary.
      Duane G. Boyd, 93, passed to his next life at 5:33 a.m. on December 16, 2021. Duane and his family resided on Crayton Avenue in Shawnee for 55 years, most recently residing at the Elmcroft Senior Living Center in Lima. Duane was born on May 30, 1928, in Denver, Colorado, the third of four sons to Hardy and Mary (Bentson) Boyd.
       Duane was loved and respected by all that knew him, a soft-spoken honorable man that led by example. Duane was a member of Faith Christian Church in Shawnee, having served in several capacities as a charter member at the West Elm United Church of Christ in Lima. Duane enlisted in the Army in September 1946 and was shipped to Kunsan, South Korea where he served in the infantry, as a cook, and as a clerk contributing to the base newspaper. Duane returned to the States and received an honorable discharge in January 1948.
       Duane married Jean A. (Sherriff) Boyd at Grace Community Methodist Church in Denver on September 3, 1950. Duane and Jean met in a hiking club on a trip up Hallett’s Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park while they both attended Colorado State University, known at Colorado A&M at the time. Duane and Jean celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary this past September.
       Duane graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree from A&M in 1952 and was hired as Sales Manager in the Aerospace Electrical Division at Westinghouse where he was employed for 35 years until his retirement in July 1990.
       Duane was an outdoor enthusiast growing up in the Rockies. Duane and his 3 brothers all achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He continued his scouting career as an adult scouter in the Shawnee Council when he came to Lima, serving as the Assistant Scoutmaster and Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 86. In July 1971, he was awarded scouting’s highest award for adult scouters, the coveted Silver Beaver award.
       Duane was an avid birder, compiling a life list of over 450 birds. After retiring, Duane and Jean spent many winters ‘snow-birding’ in the southern states, crossing the country in their RV and reveling in their bird watching hobby. Beyond their continental US travels, they visited Alaska, Japan, New Zealand, and the Boyd ancestral home in Orkney Aisles, Scotland. Duane was active in Tri-Moraine Audubon, and was an active volunteer with his wife at the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District for over 35 years.
       Surviving is his wife Jean Boyd, 92, along with their five children: Sharon (Jim) Beckford of Harrod, Keith (Karla-dec’d) Boyd of Lima, Norman (Bobbie) Boyd of Cincinnati, Michael (Rachel) Boyd of Lansing, MI, and Lynette (Ted) Goodwin of Pikeville, TN. Duane’s legacy lives on in 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers Alvin Boyd, Clinton Boyd, and Vernon Boyd.
       The family may honor Duane from 3 p.m. to 7p.m. on Monday, December 20, 2021, at the Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home in Lima, Ohio. Friends and family can honor Duane at the Faith Christian Church at 11:00 preceding a funeral service which will begin at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, Rev. Terri Haithcock officiating.
       In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District. Condolences may be expressed at www.chamberlainhuckeriede.com.