Marcus Boyd

Marcus Boyd, 59, of Wirtz, Virginia and formerly of Tallmadge, Ohio and Toms River, New Jersey, passed away at his home on Sunday, December 14, 2008 with his devoted wife by his side, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born September 11, 1949, a son of the late Clarence Ray and Ilda Mae Mills Boyd. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Vietnam War and was an Optician with U.S. Vision in Christiansburg and was a member of Brick Presbyterian Church in Bricktown, New Jersey. Mark is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Eileen D. Hermanni Boyd; daughter, Kimberly Basile, Trenton, New Jersey; son, Ryan Boyd, Las Vegas, Nevada; two grandchildren; brother, Michael Boyd, Rockwall, Texas; and his sister-in-law, Marie Szorosy, Jackson, New Jersey. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008. The family will receive friends Wednesday prior to the service beginning at 6 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 665 South Main Street, Rocky Mount. "My beloved husband, Mark, you have been a constant source of love and joy in my life and my heart will be joined to yours for all eternity. Graced with your presence, everyone loved, valued, and appreciated your quick-wit, loving nature, sensitivity, and generosity, but none more than I. You once defined the measure of a successful man by the happiness he brought to his wife. You, my darling, by all measures, passed away successful beyond all imaginings."