Mrs. Boyd passed Friday, December 27, 2013 at Oak Park Nursing Home. She was a member of Auburn A.M.E. Zion Church where she served as a Deaconess and a Missionary. Mrs. Boyd was a graduate of Tuskegee Institute. In 1982, she retired from the Auburn City School System. Mrs. Boyd’s tenure in education spanned thirty-eight years.
Her remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service.
Survivors: one daughter, Lettye A. Boyd, Huntsville, AL; a god-daughter, Cathy Moore, Auburn; two devoted cousins, Minnie Shealey, Lafayette and Marilyn Calloway Pittman, West Point, GA; a special friend, Clarenda Jackson, Birmingham, AL; several other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers and green plants, memorials may be made in her memory to: Auburn A.M.E. Zion Church Deaconess Board / Missionary Society Post Office Box 2937 Auburn, AL 36831.
Peterson and Williams Funeral Home
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Mrs. Boyd taught at the Oak Alley School in Loachapoka, near my Grandparent's home.
She boarded with Mrs. Saphronia Matthews (Miss Fronie) in her young days.
Although a few who attended the two room school house still remain, she was the last of the teachers we knew. Her demise represents the end of an era.
I am doing research and am involved in the effort to try and preserve Oak Alley Cemetery which was located behind the school house. I am trying to find more information on the school, would you mind contacting me please?
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