William Edgar Boyd, 71, of Bloomington, IL passed away on Tuesday July 17th, 2018 at 6:04 p.m. at his home. He was born July 16th, 1947 in Uniontown, KY, the son of Helen M. Cruse and William N. Boyd. William married Rebecca Sue Mathieson on June 22nd, 1998. She survives.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his wife; daughter LaRita (Kevin) Dortch of Charlotte, NC; four stepsons Robert Adkisson of Danville, IL, Derrick (Lincoln) Adkisson of Indianapolis, IN, Graylon (Katrina) Hancock of Robert Lee, TX, and Matthew Harms of Seattle, WA; and one stepdaughter Carrie (Ryan) Scritchlow of Bloomington, IL. Also surviving are William’s brother Charles (Karen) Boyd of Florissant, MO; half-brothers Damon Boyd, Daryl Boyd, David Boyd, and Jeffrey (Felicia) Dye; half-sisters Denita (Michael) Green, Darla (Greg) Moore, Debra Boyd, Chana (David) Worthington, and Lisa Dye-Robinson; and a host of relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, half-brother Roderick Brown, half-sisters Cathy Boyd, Denise Boyd, Annette Jones, and son Bill Boyd.
William was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and spent 20 years working for the Illinois
Department of Corrections beginning as a correctional officer in Pontiac, IL to retirement as a warden at
multiple facilities. He was active in his retirement in advocating on behalf of children in the court
system, including as a volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in Bloomington, IL.
A memorial service will be held at 2pm Sunday, July 29th at East Lawn Funeral Home in Bloomington. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to the McLean County Child Protection Network.
Condolences may be shared with the family at eastlawn-bloomington.com.
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