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Erskine Boyd Obituary
He was born in Gaston County on Sept. 28, 1931, son of the late Lucius Howard Boyd and the late Janie Lorina Foy Boyd.
He was a member of Crowders Creek ARP Church in Gastonia where he served as an elder and Sunday School teacher for many years and was a U. S. Air Force veteran who served in the Korean War.
Mr. Boyd grew up as a farmer, worked at Firestone Textile Mills and at the age of seventy, retired from Precision Machine Shop. He had been a resi-dent of Peak Resources of Gastonia since 2007.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Frieda Boyd who passed away in 2003 after forty-six years of marriage; brothers, Howard, Pressley, Fred, George, Neal, Dean, Harold and Elmer Boyd.
Survivors include his daughters and son-in-law, Sarah Boyd of Gastonia, Christine Lee and husband, Craig of Spartanburg, SC; brothers, Leo Boyd of Kingsport, Tenn.; sisters, Jean Love of Gastonia, Kathleen Smith of Rock Hill and one grandchild, Connor Lee.
A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Crowders Creek ARP Church in Gastonia, officiated by the Revs. Rick Lewis and James McLurkin.
Visitation will be from 6:30 until 8:30 on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Greene Funeral Service - West Chapel in Gastonia and other times at the home of Robert and Jean Love.
Interment will be in Crowders Creek ARP Church Cemetery in Gastonia.
Memorials may be made to Crowders Creek ARP Church, 207 Crowders Creek Church Road, Gastonia, North Carolina 28052, The American Lung Association, 514 Daniels St, #109, Raleigh, NC 27605, or Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-0301.
Condolences may be sent to www.greenefuneral.com.
Arrangements are with Greene Funeral Service – West Chapel, Gastonia.
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Teresa Mundy
June 24, 2010
Christine, Craig, Connor and Sarah,
We would like to express our sincere condolences on your loss. We will always remember Erskine as a kind and gentle soul. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Love always,
Teresa, David, Kaitlyn and Sarah Mundy
Jean Conner
June 24, 2010
Sarah and family, I am sorry for your loss of a loved one. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless and Comfort in the days ahead.
Lori Lathan
June 23, 2010
Sarah, We are so sorry for your loss. You and your family will be in our prayers. We love you. Lori Lathan and Lane Evans
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