Boyd’s Obituary James Boyd Taylor Boyd Taylor was born in Wingo, Ky. , August 30, 1922 to Elbert and Rhoda Coltharp Taylor. His family moved to Paducah, Kentucky when he was about two years old.
He knew at an early age that he wanted to preach. On Dec. 31, 1938, and Jan.
1, 1939, at the age of 16, he preached his first three sermons in Berea, III. He graduated from Paducah Tilghman High School in 1940. In the fall of 1940 Boyd left Kentucky with his twin brother Byron to attend Abilene Christian College.
As a young preacher student, he was preaching in Bronte, Texas, one Sunday when a young woman wanted to be baptized. Her last name was Cornelius. He often said that his preaching got off to a Biblical start by preaching at “Berea” and later baptizing “one of the household of Cornelius”.
In February, 1944, he began full-time work with the church in Iowa Park, Texas, commuting from Abilene by bus each weekend until his graduation from college in May of that year. Boyd met his wife, Geneva Campbell, during his senior year at Abilene Christian. They married on May 26, 1946.
In 1951 he began working with Lincoln Street, a new congregation in Wichita Falls, Texas, that was started by the 10th and Broad Church of Christ. He moved to Irving, Texas, in 1957 to work with the Eastside Church of Christ until 1963 when the church in Iowa Park asked him to return. In 1967 he began preaching for the church in Petrolia, Texas, where he stayed until 1973 when he moved to Garland, Texas to begin work as the education minister for the Austin Street Church of Christ.
After a few years he wanted to return to full-time preaching. In 1980, he began working with the congregation at Heath, Texas, where he preached until he retired in January, 2006, after Geneva passed away in late 2005. He has been a member at Saturn Road since that time.
From Junior High School through College Boyd was active in band and orchestra, playing the baritone, french horn and violin. Something many people might not know is that Boyd was a charter member of the Irving Symphony in 1961, playing violin and also sang in the Town North Men’s Barbershop Chorus for several years. Boyd left this world on March 19.
Boyd’s parents, his sisters Bonnie Troutman and Ozell Record, brothers Burton and Byron, niece Charlotte Record and nephew Tommy Troutman and his favorite (and only) son-in-law, David Curlee preceded him in death. He is survived by his children, Sheryl Curlee and Derl Taylor. Also surviving are nephews Jim Record, Bob Trotuman, David Taylor and Charles Howard Taylor.
Nieces Barbara (wife of Tommy Troutman) Sue Wiman, Janet Flournoy and Gloria Jean Taylor. He is also survived by the children and grandchildren of best friends, traveling and camping buddies for 50 years plus, R.L. and JohnE Roberts, who lovingly call him Uncle Grandpa. Visitation for Boyd will be held Friday night, March 22, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Williams Funeral Directors in Garland, Texas.
Services will be held the following morning on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Saturn Road Church of Christ. Interment and graveside services will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Ranger, Texas at 4:00 PM. In lieu of flowers or in loving memoriam of Boyd, donations may be made to Saturn Road Church of Christ- Kenya IPCM.
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