The funeral service for Mr. Grady E. Boyd of Brookhaven, Mississippi, will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at Antioch Baptist Church, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at Riverwood Family of Brookhaven.

Mr. Boyd, 82, passed from this life Nov. 19, 2019, at his residence. He was born Sept. 22, 1937, to his parents, Alvin Boyd and Elcille Buie Boyd. He was a graduate of Ruth High School and he was a member of Antioch Baptist Church where he served as deacon for many years. Mr. Boyd had a career spanning 36 years, in the oilfield service, working in drilling and wire lining as well as becoming the manager over rental tools. He was also a farmer, working with cows and chickens. He was a hard-working man who loved his family and did his best to provide their every need. He will be missed by all who loved him.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie N. Boyd; his parents; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Alfred and Ona Mae McGuffie.

Those left to cherish his memory are his son, Dusty Boyd and wife, Amanda; brother-in-law, Don R. McGuffie; sister-in-law, Mary Agnes McGuffie; two grandchildren, Danica Boyd and Bethany Hardy; and three great-grandchildren, Gavin and Baily Boyd and Rowan Hardy.

Condolences and other information are available online at www.riverwoodfamily.com.