Larry Truman Boyd, 60, of Lumberton, died Saturday, June 10, 2006 in Beaumont.
Larry was born in Covington, Tennessee on February 3, 1946 to Joshua Truman and Mattie Jones Boyd. Larry attended Memphis State University and later played basketball for Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas. He served his country in the United States Navy as a medical corpsman (HM²) in sea air rescue. He was a retired court reporter in Beaumont and currently was a supervisor with the Juvenile Correctional Facility in Hardin County. Larry loved to spend time golfing, camping, hunting, and enjoyed the game of baseball.
Larry is survived by his loving family; sons, Marc Boyd and wife Selvya of Mobile, Alabama, Steven Boyd of Beaumont, and Jeff Boyd of Beaumont; spouse, Mary Pattillo of Lumberton; daughters, Diana Fowler of Arkansas, and Angela Monroe of Knoxville, Tennessee; seven grandchildren; brother, Eddie Boyd of Shallow Water, Texas; sisters, Jo Payne of Floydada, Texas, T.J. Englert-Westrich of Phoenix, Arizona.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at Broussard’s Chapel, Cemetery Road at Highway 96 Bypass, Silsbee, Texas with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Broussard’s.
