Boyd Wayne Eppard

Boyd Wayne Eppard obituary, Elkton, VA

Boyd Wayne Eppard

Boyd Eppard Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Kyger Funeral Home - Elkton on Feb. 19, 2025.

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Boyd Wayne Eppard, 72, of Elkton, passed away Monday, February 17, 2025, at Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Harrisonburg. Mr. Eppard was born September 12, 1952 in Harrisonburg and was the son of the late Lewis Gilmer Eppard, Sr. and Beatrice Ivena Watson Eppard.
Mr. Eppard grew up in Elkton and attended Elkton schools where he excelled in all sports, especially baseball. He loved to box in his youth, and played in the Elkton softball league for many years. He loved playing pool and raising Roosters. He was a Stone and Block Mason working for the Union in Washington D.C. until retiring.
Mr. Eppard is survived by sons, Jarret Eppard and wife, Paula, Derrick Eppard and wife, Tanya; brothers, Ray Eppard and wife, Elizabeth, Greg Eppard; a sister, Donna Eppard; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at a later date.

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