Katherine French (Johnson) Boyd Obit

Katherine French (Johnson) Boyd
May 14, 1927 - Nov 25, 2013
Posted by: Jo Aguirre

ENID, Okla. — Graveside service for Katherine French Boyd will be 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, in Granite City Cemetery , with Dutch Schneider officiating. She will be at Granite Church of Christ from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Interment is under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home, Alva.

Katherine French Johnson, daughter of the late Gradus and Bessie Johnson, was born May 14, 1927, near Granite, Okla., and passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, in Alva, Okla., at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 11 days.

She was baptized at Granite Church of Christ.

She graduated from Granite High School, attended Harding College and graduated cum laude from Southwestern State College in Weatherford with a BS in education and Southeastern State College in Durant with an MS in education, NTE Certification.
She started teaching in 1966, and taught in Altus, Okla., Rattan, Okla., and Mid-Del schools, retiring in 1986.

On April 17, 1949, she was united in marriage to Doyle Wendell Boyd in Granite. To this union were born four children, Doyle Mark, John Pat, Kevin French and Keron Kay.
She lived and worshiped in Granite, Sayre, Medford, Vinita, Moore, Seiling, Clinton , Cordell, Altus, Del City, Antlers and Oklahoma City, where Doyle passed in 1976.
On Sept. 4, 1993, she was united in marriage to James Howard Scott and lived in Del City, Palm Springs, Calif., and traveled extensively until his death on Oct. 25, 2002.
She moved to Alva in September 2008, and lived a healthy and independent life and was active in church, family and neighborhood until her passing. Her favorite scripture was John 3:16 ... and she did.

Besides her parents and her husbands, she was preceded in death by her son, Kevin French Boyd; her daughter, Keron Kay Boyd; and her brother, A. G. Johnson.

Katherine is survived by two sons, Doyle Mark Boyd and wife Cindy of Purcell, Okla., and John Pat Boyd and wife Saundra of Alva, Okla.; five grandchildren, Amy Leigh and Tracy Raper of Purcell, Okla., Matthew Kelsey and Sara Boyd of Norman, Okla., Kayra Shores of Dallas, Texas, Kacey Jane and Taylor Gilpin of Tulsa, Okla., and Jodi Pat Boyd and Ross Edmiston of Dallas, Texas; four great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to College Hill Church of Christ Bible Chair.

Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.marshallfuneralhomes.com.
(Submitted by family)
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