Henry R. Boyd(1848-1914) & Mary Addie (Stanton) Boyd (1851-1914)

STANTON, BOYD, LUCKETT, SPRING, HANNA

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/1/2024 at 17:04:56

From Story City Herald March 12, 1914 (page 1)

MR. & MRS. BOYD BURIED MONDAY

Double Funeral of Former Towns People Was Held in the St. Petri Church

Instead of the single funeral of H. R. Boyd, as announced in last week's Herald, a double funeral was held in the St. Petri church Monday afternoon. Mrs. H. R. Boyd died while at Pierre, S. D., on Friday, March 7, just five days after her husband, and the remains of both were brought here for burial Monday.

The funeral services were held in the St. Petri church Monday afternoon, Rev. Smay preaching the sermon. After reading the last chapter of Revelation, he took for his text David's beautiful tribute to Saul and Jonathan: "Saul and Jonathan were pleasant and lovely in their lives, and in their deaths they were not divided.

The church was filled with friends of the departed from Nevada, Ames and Story City, bearing eloquent testimony to the high esteem in which Mr. and Mrs. Boyd were held by those who knew them best. Among those from out of town were: State Fire Marshal Roe of Des Moines; Judge Stevens of Boone; Parley Sheldon of Ames; E. M. Harrington; C. M. Soper; H. F. Ferguson of Nevada.

Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are survived by five children, namely, Mrs. Maggie Spring, Mrs. Kate Luckett, George Boyd, and Buelah, whose health would not permit of her attendance. A brother of Mr. Boyd, W. O. Boyd, was also present. One child, a boy, preceded the parents to the better land and lies buried with them in Fairview cemetery. The surviving members of the family have the sympathy of all who know them in this sad hour of bereavement. The loss of both parents simultaneously must be tempered somewhat by the thought that the event proved about as they would have chosen it. Indeed, Mrs. Boyd when she realized that her end had come, expressed her pleasure at the prospect of soon joining the one who had so long stood by her side in life's joys and sorrows. To her it was a most fitting ending of their mortal life.

OBITUARY

Henry Robert Boyd was born in Stuarttown, Ireland, July 21, 1843; Died Monday, March 2, 7 a. m. at Pierre, S. D., aged 70 years, 7 months and 9 days.

He was operated on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and seemed to recover rapidly. Mrs. Boyd was with him and sitting by his bedside encouraged him while she held his hand, until Friday before he died she was compelled by fatigue to go to the hotel for rest. He immediately began to fail and grow weaker to the end.

The deceased came to America when 7 years of age, settling in Iowa. When the war broke out he enlisted in Company H, 7th Iowa Cavalry, serving through the entire war. His serving through the entire war. His services was in the West--Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota. This was Indian Warfare, assisting in putting down and keeping down the native uprisings, which were frequent during that period.

After the war he began business with Mr. Stanton of Waterloo, where he learned the trade of tinner, and also made the acquaintance of Miss Addie Stanton, his employer's daughter.

Two years later, in 1868, he moved to Ames, where he set up a hardware business for himself. Two years later, June 9, 1870 he married the daughter of his former employer, Miss Addie Stanton, at Waterloo.

They continued in business at Ames until their tenth wedding anniversary, June 9, 1880, when they came to Story City. Here he started a hardware business, taking as a partner a Story City boy, T. T. Henryson. He continued this business until his election to the office of sheriff of Story County.

His duties as Sheriff caused their removal to the county seat, where they abode until about four months ago. Several of the children had moved to Lacey, S. D., taking up claims near that city. Having visited them, Father and Mother Boyd liked the country and the life of Lacey, and soon decided to move there, at least for a temporary home. They took up a claim adjoining that of their daughter, Mrs. Kate Luckett. Their short stay at Lacey seemed to be the source of the most supreme satisfaction and pleasure to them both. Mrs. Boyd expressing herself that it was a second "honey-moon."

Then came the serious turn in his malady, the necessity for an operation, and the culminating events.

Addie Stanton was born in Sullivan county, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1852, died at Lacey, S. D., Friday, 7 p. m., March 6, 1914, age 62 years, 3 months and 6 days. She was a member of the Women's Relief Corps at Nevada.

Mr. Boyd was a member of the fraternal order of Free and Accepted Masons, and by his request they had entire charge of the services at the cemetery.