Belvedere - Mrs. Mildred Gunter Boyd, 92, wife of the late Bailey Boyd, Jr. of 305 Hampton Avenue, Belvedere, SC entered into rest Thursday, May 16, 2013.
Born in Lexington County on May 3, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Blanche Hughes Gunter.
The Funeral Service for Mrs. Boyd will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Wagener Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home, 163 Main Street, with the Rev. Dell Cook and Rev. Patty Mayfield officiating. Burial will follow in Wagener Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Mrs. Boyd is survived by a niece; Miriam Dukes Poole and husband Tommy and nephews; William M. Howle, Jr. and wife Rendy, and David S. Howle and wife Carole. She was also predeceased by nephew John G. Howle who is survived by his wife Mary Jeanette. The family also includes grand and great-grand nieces and nephews.
Mrs Boyd was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and taught for 40 years in the public schools of SC and GA. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Belvedere where she formerly served as a Sunday School teacher, Superintendent of the Primary Department and a member of the choir. She was a member of the GA Retired Teachers Association and a member of the Eastern Star.
The family asks that memorials be made to AGAPE Assisted Living, 2705 Leaphart Road, West Columbia, 29169.
AGAPE Assisted Living, 2705 Leaphart Road, West Columbia, 29169
