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C.W. BOYD, aged 70, a retired
lumberman and widely known Tazewell Citizen, died Sunday in a Richlands
hospital where he had been admitted the previous day. Mr. BOYD was
the organizer of a number of lumber companies in Southwest Virginia. His
death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. BOYD was born in Russell
County near Swords Creek, and was a son of Elijah and Octavia Hunt BOYD.
At the age of 12 years he was employed as laborer for the Norfolk and
Western Railway at Swords Creek, later he entered the employ of the Yellow
Poplar Lumber Co. of Buchanan County. Later he organized and supervised the
following companies: White Oak Lumber Co., Virginia Hardwood Lumber Co,
Kennedy Coal Corp and the Tazewell Milk products Association. Mr. BOYD
was a resident of Richlands for a number of years and in 1920 he retired to
his farm near Plum Creek. He was a member of the Pisgah Methodist Church. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Vida Elswick BOYD; three sons, E.
Ferrell BOYD, of Bristol Tenn.; Bailey BOYD of Tazewell and
Russell BOYD, of Haysi: five daughters (the obit only lists four
however) Mrs. G. Thomas JOHNSON, of Knoxville, Tenn, Mrs. Eliza IRESON,
Mrs. Bille DEBOARD and Mrs. Thomas TAYLOR all of Bristol, Va;
a brother J. A. BOYD, Erwin, Tenn.; and two sisters, Mrs. Rhonda RUNYON,
of Swords Creek and Mrs. Dora BOYD of Sparta, Ohio. Funeral services
were conducted Tuesday afternoon from the First Methodist Church in
Richlands. The Rev. W.E . MUSTARD of Tazewell, the Rev. L. W. PIERCE,
of Bristol and the Rev. C. E. WILSON officiated. Burial was in Jones
Chapel near Cedar Bluff. Active Pallbearers: Bourne BARRETT, Fred ST.
CLAIR, Jack WITTEN, Hubert PEERY, Bill LEECE and
Buddy BRITTAIN, all of Tazewell; honorary; H.O. PRATT, Senator
Harry STUART, R. O. CROCKETT, Dr. J. W. WITTEN, John ST.
CLAIR, C. C. SELF, Dr. J. P. WILLIAMS, Dr. James PEERY,
Dr. L. L. THOMPSON, Judge Frank SMITH, V. C. SMITH,
Earl SMITH, Marshall LOONEY, Jim MAXWELL, John I. DEBORD,
Dr. T.C. SUTHERLAND, Earl WALLACE, Joe GILLESPIE, W. L.
PAINTER, C. Henry HARMAN, C. P. GILLESPIE, Fred COMBS,
S. R. HURLEY, John MATNEY, Joe NEEL, Otis NASH,
Harry THOMPSON, Hon. George C. PEERY, Bill RAINES and
Clint BARNES.
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