Barbara Sue Boyd

Barbara S. Boyd, born May 24, 1937, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2020. She was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and graduated from Morrill High School in 1955. In 1956 she married her husband Thomas and they first settled in Austin, Texas. Barbara and Tom raised three daughters and two sons in San Antonio, Texas. She was an active member and leader of the Parent Teachers Association for her children’s schools. After working across Texas and California, Barbara and Tom settled in Plano, Texas where she worked for JC Penney as the assistant to the buyer of children’s clothing. Barbara loved spending time with family, working and playing games like dominoes.

Barbara was preceded in death by her husband Thomas, parents William and Frances Simonds, and brother Steven Simonds. She is survived by her sister Diana Lasky of Glendale, Arizona: brother Stan Simonds and wife Carole of Ridgefield, Washington; daughter Terri Zearfoss and husband Roger of New Braunfels, Texas; granddaughter Katherine; grandson Zachary and Wife Janet; daughter Laurie Boyd; great-grandson Dawson; great-granddaughter Athena of Round Rock, Texas; daughter Cindy Elmendorf and husband Stephan of Allen, Texas, grandson Andrew and wife Julie: great-grandson Brooks; grandson Henry; son Tom Boyd and wife Kelly of Edmond, Oklahoma; granddaughter Allison and husband Darrin; great-granddaughter Chloe; great-grandson Elijah; granddaughters Sara and Emma; son William Boyd and wife Anna; grandsons Tyler and Tristan of Beavercreek, Ohio. She will always be remembered as a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend