Boyd Lowell "Antler" Candler

July 15, 1953 – Jan. 13, 2026

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Boyd passed away peacefully, surrounded by family. A lifelong resident of Kendrick, Boyd graduated in 1971 and worked at Brocke's for over 30 years. In his later years, he found satisfaction in self-employment, taking immense pride in the simple discipline of making store floors shine.

At 32, Boyd was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Though the disease made pain his constant companion, he met it with legendary stubbornness, rarely letting others know the extent of his struggle. He often remarked he was plagued by "Good Bad Luck" - a fitting description endorsed by those who knew him.

As a nonconformist, he was an avid collector of rocks, cars and memories, seeing value where others did not. He moved to his mountain in 1978, relishing the solitude it provided. The loss of his brother, Roger, in 2018 left an immense hole in his heart, and as the years waned on, he became more of a recluse on his mountain. Ignoring the signs of congestive heart failure was his ultimate stroke of bad luck. During his final days, he urged everyone to learn the symptoms and take them more seriously than he had.

Boyd knew no strangers and had a story for everyone. While his memory remained sharp, his body simply could not overcome this last bit of bad luck. His good fortune, though, will live on through his daughter Amanda (Chuck) Fletcher and their children Matt, Tristin, Evan and Landon; son Ryan and his children Coryn and Colby; Marcus's children and grandchildren; ex-wife and friend, Kristel; companion Lettie and her children and grandchildren; older brother Rick; and sister Colleen (Jack) Shuitt; and chosen brother Richard (Julie) May.

He is now reunited with his parents, James and Hazel, brother Roger and son Marcus. A celebration of life will be held later when the good weather returns.