James "Radar" Allen Boykin, Sr.

On April 18, 2021 at 2:35am, James Allen “RADAR” Boykin, Sr., 66, of Conroe, Texas, passed from a rare form of cancer called Germ Cell Tumor following a diagnosis two weeks prior.

James served as Military Police in the 45th Infantry for fifteen years. For more than forty years, he worked off-and-on as a cross-country trucker where he was well known, loved and quite the jokester. He spent twenty-one  of those years driving team with his wife, Donna, “Lady Luck” as she’s known out on the road.

When not out on the road, James enjoyed playing his video games--especially “Call of Duty”. He loved to attend the Trucking Shows where he was part of a group called the “Lelandettes” where he would dress up in a purple wig and cowboy hat, inflatable lady costume complete, with a thong bikini to raise money for charity! When he was younger, he enjoyed riding bulls and horses, and spent many days fishing and hunting with his cousin “Junior”.

James was a God-loving man. He was kind, honest, hardworking, funny, and a kid-at-heart. James was always smiling and telling jokes.

A human life is a collection of stories. One of James’ biggest accomplishments was being a father, he became a proud daddy when he selflessly chose to adopt his four children; Deloris, Billy, Shella, and Christina in 1986 when he married Bonnie with whom he maintained a friendship, making family gatherings enjoyable. He then went on to have James Jr., but that wasn’t enough, so he gained four more step-children; Craig, Nicole, Dawniel and Tiesa when he married Donna. His children called their dad a big’ol softie! He was very protective, always there for them through their ups and downs, and most importantly he taught them to trust.

James was a real-life GPS Navigator which comes in handy when you are a trucker. His children recall getting lost and calling their dad to ask for help: He could tell you exactly how to get where you needed to be based on your location description, this was believed to be his secret talent.

James is survived by his wife, Donna L. Williams Boykin; his children: Deloris (Punkin) Boykin of Del City, Billy Boykin of OKC, Shella Bohuslavicky (Jason) of Mustang, Christina Boykin of Yukon, James Boykin, Jr. of OKC; his step-children: Craig Sanders (Donna) of Tulsa, Nicole Sanders (Shawn) of Broken Arrow, Dawniel Stewart (Gregg) of La Jolla, CA and Tiesa Carlock (Derrick) of Seminole. He also leaves behind his Grandchildren: Lacey, Ashley, Danny, Baby James, Angel, Skylar, Hanna, Brayden Dylan, Halee, Brittany, Madison, Luke, James Allen III, Paishence, David, Maya, Christopher, Ryla, Wayne, Brenden, Kolten, Qorrie, Codie, Triton, Kyrann and Cavan; Great Grandchildren: Jerimy Jr, Codey, Laityn, Michael, Omar, Adele, Melody, Jace and RJ; lastly his fur babies Shiloh and Smokey.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to help cover funeral and medical expenses. Donations are being accepted through GoFundMe https://gofund.me/2866b835 or Venmo @KoalaMomma. Thank you!