Mrs. Melba Eugenia Boyd's Obituary
Funeral Service for Mrs. Melba Eugenia Boyd, 91, of New Site, Alabama, will be Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 3:00 pm at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Randy Anderson and Keith Lightsey will officiate. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 7, 2023, from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm at Radney Funeral Home.
Mrs. Boyd passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Russell Medical. She was born on January 8, 1931, in Tallapoosa County, Alabama to Thomas Carl Jackson and Pearl Elizabeth Truitt Jackson. She was a member of New Salem Baptist Church. Mrs. Boyd was a proud citizen of New Site, a strong supporter of the Horseshoe Bend Generals, and a member of the New Site Senior Citizens. She enjoyed playing rook, sewing, gardening, and tending her yard. She was well known for her delicious pound cakes. She loved her family dearly and always enjoyed spending time with them.
She is survived by her daughter, Freida Boyd Limerick (Stan) of Dadeville; sons, Thomas Michael Boyd (Ronda) of New Site and Randy Ross Boyd (Martha) of Sylacauga; grandchildren, Tony Crump (Gina), Haleigh Cushen (Jeremy), Katie Childress (Josh), Kevin Boyd, Lindsay Hickman (Travis), Kayla Mock (Tyler), Melanie Smith (Josh); great-grandchildren, A. J. Crump, Georgie Crump, Hunt Cushen, Reed Cushen, Channing Boyd, Evie Childress, Madisyn Hickman, Olivia Hickman, Carter Hickman, Henry Mock, and Claire Smith; and sister, Elizabeth Folsom.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Boyd; her parents; brothers, Robert Jackson and Harwood Jackson and Thomas Winford Jackson; sisters, Hilda Morrison and Joann Jackson.
The family will accept flowers or memorial contributions may be made to the New Site Senior Center 12791 Highway 22 East New Site, AL 36256.
Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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