Opal Marie Boyd (1909-2009)

BOYD, STEWART, BURGEON, ANDERSON

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 10/20/2009 at 23:30:15

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

Opal Marie Boyd, 100, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Northcrest Health Care Center in Ames. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Northcrest. The Rev. Stacy Jones, of Northminster Presbyterian Church, will officiate.

She was born June 6, 1909, in Boone County, to Leslie R. and Elizabeth Otto Boyd. She grew up on the family farm. She graduated from Jordan High School and attended Iowa State College, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Later, she was employed by the ISU Department of Engineering.

She married Robert Boyd, a chemical engineer, on Jan. 23, 1937, in Ames. The couple soon moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., and later to Mountainside, N.J. They also lived in Louisville, Ky., and Niagara Falls, N.Y.

She took great pride in her family and her homes. Her family all benefitted greatly from her devotion and success in her role as wife, mother and homemaker. She was the heartbeat of the family. She also enjoyed bridge, bowling, and playing golf with her many friends. She was an active volunteer for the Girl Scouts of America.

In 1967, she returned to Ames with her husband, who worked for Iowa State University Extension Service until his final retirement in 1974. In Ames, she was active in the Mary Greeley Auxiliary, the Faculty Women’s Club and the Ames Woman’s Club, where she was president from 1983 to 1984. She was a member of Northminster Presbyterian Church.

She loved to paint in her free time. She painted numerous scenes from her travels in the United States and abroad. She also enjoyed needlework.

She is survived by her two daughters, Barbara Stewart, of Whitefish, Mont., and Marilyn Burgeon and her husband, John, of Stratford, Conn. Other survivors include grandsons, Michael Stewart, of Arlington, Va., Andrew Stewart, of Boston, Mass., and Benjamin Burgeon, of Stratford, Conn.; sister-in-law, Theo Anderson, of Boone; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be given to Northminster Presbyterian Church, Homeward Hospice, or an organization of your choice.

Online condolences may be sent to www.stevensmemorialchapel.com.

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