Died 4 March 2000

Buried in Fort Calhoun Cemetery

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* Handwritten note indicates that William was a US Army veteran and a POW during World War II

William H. Boyd, 74, of Blair, died Saturday, March 4, 2000, at his home.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2000, at the Fort Calhoun Baptist Church. Burial is in the Fort Calhoun Cemetery with military honors conducted by Fort Calhoun American Legion Post #348.

He was a member of the V.F.W. and Volunteers at Immanuel Hospital.

On June 12, 1943, he married Gleatha Vice in Omaha.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, William D. and Judith E. Boyd of Blair; sisters, Dorothy Aronson and Mabel Dobney, both of Omaha; grandchildren, Cynthia and David Vogt of Blair, Craig Boyd of Fort Calhoun and Jason and Karen Boyd of Blair, and a great-granddaughter, Jessica Boyd.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Gleatha, two brothers, Everett and James; and a sister, Honey. Memorials are suggested to the family.

Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Note: Find a Grave Memorial # 18175175

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~