Merion Boyd

Merion Edward Boyd, born July 13, 1948, passed away November 23, 2019. The third of his siblings he was preceded in death by his mother, Rosie Boyd. He attended Carver High School. He spent time in the military, training to be a medic, until he suffered a hip injury. He later went on to work at Lone Star Steel until his retirement. 

He had one daughter, Kelli King. Marion lived a simple life. He loved music, good food, cars, working on cars, and sometimes driving cars. He loved to jump in the car and take off and drive different places. 

He had a good head for figuring things out. He was a generous person. In a family everyone has their own ways and Merion, surely had his own ways, but we loved him just the same.

Merion leaves to mourn, his daughter, Kelli King; eleven brothers, Earl Whetstone, Bryan (Kay) Boyd, Steven (Kim) Boyd, James Boyd all of Dallas, Billy Boyd of Omaha, Texas, and Charles (Billie) Boyd, Kerry (Lisa) Boyd, Cleophas Boyd, Randy Boyd, Michael Boyd, Anthony Boyd of Naples, Texas; three sisters, Claudia (Eddie) Palmer of Dallas, Texas, Angelia Bowman of Longview, and Sherry (Joe) Rivers of Gilmer.  

Services for Mr. Boyd will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Reeder-Davis Chapel in Hughes Springs. Burial will follow at Boyd Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs. Mr. Boyd will lie in state from 12:00 noon until 8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.