Oscar Boyd, Jr.

Oscar Boyd, age 81, resident of Columbus, died on Thursday, November 18, 2010, at Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services are scheduled at Britt David Baptist Church on Sunday, November 21, 2010, 1 p.m. with the Rev. Tim Jones officiating, according to Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 4071 Macon Road, Columbus. Interment will follow the service at DeSoto City Cemetery, DeSoto, Ga., 4 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, November 20, 2010, from 3-5 p.m. Mr. Boyd, son of the late Oscar Boyd Sr. and Ogie Kazee Boyd, was born August 18, 1929, in Ulysses, Ky. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving his country honorably during the Korean Era Conflict. Mr. Boyd was a Mason for 46 years and member of the Fort Benning Masonic Lodge # 579. He served as a deacon of Britt David Baptist Church. Mr. Boyd spent his working career in the pulp and paper industry, with many of those years in management. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Kay Ferguson Boyd of Columbus; three daughters, Pamela Boyd Brownlee and her husband Steven of Mandeville, La., Elizabeth “Lisa” Boyd Underwood and her husband William of Leesburg, Ga., and Linda Boyd of Columbus; one sister, Norma Boyd Phillips of Parkersburg, W.V.; two sisters-in-law, Jean F. Deriso and Mary Ferguson; one brother-in-law, John Ed Ferguson; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Flowers are accepted or contributions can be made to Britt David Baptist Church, attn: Building Fund, 2801 W. Britt David Road, Columbus, GA 31909.