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Obituary:

College Station: Dr. Charles Boyd passed away on Oct. 4, 2017 after a brief illness.

Service: A graveside service to celebrate his life will be held on Sat., Oct. 14th. There will be a viewing at Clayton Kay Vaughn Funeral Home in Grandview from 12:00-1:30 followed by a graveside service at 2:00.

Charles Leroy Boyd was born on Oct. 8, 1921 in Grandview, Texas. He attended Texas A&M College where he received his D.V.M. degree in 1945. He worked for the city of Houston for several years following graduation. It was there where he met June, and they were married. Dr. Boyd entered general veterinary practice in Grandview after leaving Houston, and he practiced there for 17 years. During that time he and June became the proud parents of Cynthia Jane and Jennifer Jo.

In March 1964 Dr. Boyd accepted a position in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University.. He was chief of the Large Animal Clinic, chief of surgery, and head of the academic Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery for seven years. Dr. Boyd also served as TVMA president.

Following his retirement he became a member of the Texas Archeological Society and participated as an avocational archeologist for many years.

Dr. Boyd was very loved and will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents Rubye and Charlie Lee Boyd and wife June Boyd who died in 1996.

Survivors: He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Boyd; two daughters Cynthia Adkins and husband Wade of Fort Worth and Jennifer Phillips and husband Don of Victoria, British Columbia; two granddaughters Suzanne Stohlmann and husband Rob of Keller and Cheri Stanton and husband Josh of College Station and one grandson Robert Salgado of London, England. He is also survived by five great grandchildren, Austin and Andrew Stohlmann and Caroline, Elizabeth, and Benjamin Stanton.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine, American Cancer Society, or Covenant. Presbyterian Church, College Station.

(Published in The Bryan/College Station Eagle on October 8, 2017)

Charles married E.G. German [Group Sheet]