Arthur Boyd Honaker, Virginia Obituary

Arthur Boyd

Mr. Arthur F. Boyd, age 78, of the Indian Grave Gap section of Vansant, Virginia, passed away Saturday (August 9, 2014) at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee. Born March 20, 1936 in Buchanan County, Virginia, he was a son of Mose Holland and Myrtle Gilbert Boyd. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a retired coal miner with Island Creek VP1 and a member of UMWA Local 1509. He was interested in excavation, the future development of new roads, and enjoyed spending time on his tractor for work and play. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Boyd, one son, Gregory Boyd, one sister, Irene Turner, and two brothers, Cecil Boyd and Mose Holland Boyd, Jr. Survivors include three children, Colleen Dunford and husband, David of Manassas, Hope Boyd of Vansant, and Penny Breeding and husband, Jeremy of Lebanon; seven grandchildren, Douglas Arthur Boyd, Shawn Dunford, Megan Dunford, Katie Dunford, Stephanie Dunford, Phantasa Boyd, and Tanner Boyd; two sisters, Kathleen Caskey of Texas and Imogene Compton of Lebanon; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, Virginia with Elder Garnell Gilbert, Elder Noah Kim Edwards, and Elder Price Viers officiating. Interment will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens at Lebanon, Virginia. Pallbearers will be Larry Breeding, Lonnie Boyd, Keith Boyd, Clinton Barton, Larry Boyd, and Golden McFarlane. Honorary pallbearers will be Hassell VanDyke and Keithel Breeding. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6:00 PM Sunday, where an evening service will be conducted at 7:00 PM. Online condolences may be made at www.honakerfuneralhome.net.
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Mr. Arthur F. Boyd, age 78, of the Indian Grave Gap section of Vansant, Virginia, passed away Saturday (August 9, 2014) at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee. Born March 20, 1936 in Buchanan County, Virginia, he was a son of Mose Holland and Myrtle Gilbert Boyd. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a retired coal miner with Island Creek VP1 and a member of UMWA Local 1509. He was interested in excavation, the future development of new roads, and enjoyed spending time on his tractor for work and play. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Boyd, one son, Gregory Boyd, one sister, Irene Turner, and two brothers, Cecil Boyd and Mose Holland Boyd, Jr. Survivors include three children, Colleen Dunford and husband, David of Manassas, Hope Boyd of Vansant, and Penny Breeding and husband, Jeremy of Lebanon; seven grandchildren, Douglas Arthur Boyd, Shawn Dunford, Megan Dunford, Katie Dunford, Stephanie Dunford, Phantasa Boyd, and Tanner Boyd; two sisters, Kathleen Caskey of Texas and Imogene Compton of Lebanon; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, Virginia with Elder Garnell Gilbert, Elder Noah Kim Edwards, and Elder Price Viers officiating. Interment will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens at Lebanon, Virginia. Pallbearers will be Larry Breeding, Lonnie Boyd, Keith Boyd, Clinton Barton, Larry Boyd, and Golden McFarlane. Honorary pallbearers will be Hassell VanDyke and Keithel Breeding. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6:00 PM Sunday, where an evening service will be conducted at 7:00 PM. Online condolences may be made at www.honakerfuneralhome.net.

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10
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Sunday, August 10 2014
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Monday, August 11 2014
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