John Strother Boyd of Alturas, died January 28, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Reno, NV. A graveside service memorial with military honors, will be held at the Alturas Cemetery on February 16 at 10 a.m.
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John Strother Boyd was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky on October 28, 1920 and
grew up in Virginia, graduating from Draper High School in Drapers Valley,
CA. He later graduated with a Masters in Christian Education from seminary
at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. Strother volunteered
for both World War II and the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Army and
earning three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for Valor. He was retired as a
Captain on April 1, 1953, due to his injuries.
He passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 89 on January 28,
2010, at the Veterans Administration Hospital (VA) in Reno, NV. The Rev. Ben
Zandstra conducted his memorial interment at the Alturas Cemetery on
February 16. He was honored by the Alturas American Veterans Post 2003, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3327 and the American Legion Post 163. He was
remembered with a fellowship at the Federated Church following the service.
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John Strother Boyd was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky on October 28, 1920 and
grew up in Virginia, graduating from Draper High School in Drapers Valley,
CA. He later graduated with a Masters in Christian Education from seminary
at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. Strother volunteered
for both World War II and the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Army and
earning three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for Valor. He was retired as a
Captain on April 1, 1953, due to his injuries.
He passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 89 on January 28,
2010, at the Veterans Administration Hospital (VA) in Reno, NV. The Rev. Ben
Zandstra conducted his memorial interment at the Alturas Cemetery on
February 16. He was honored by the Alturas American Veterans Post 2003, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3327 and the American Legion Post 163. He was
remembered with a fellowship at the Federated Church following the service.
John Strother Boyd of Alturas, died January 28, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Reno, NV. A graveside service memorial with military honors, will be held at the Alturas Cemetery on February 16 at 10 a.m.
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John Strother Boyd was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky on October 28, 1920 and
grew up in Virginia, graduating from Draper High School in Drapers Valley,
CA. He later graduated with a Masters in Christian Education from seminary
at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. Strother volunteered
for both World War II and the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Army and
earning three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for Valor. He was retired as a
Captain on April 1, 1953, due to his injuries.
He passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 89 on January 28,
2010, at the Veterans Administration Hospital (VA) in Reno, NV. The Rev. Ben
Zandstra conducted his memorial interment at the Alturas Cemetery on
February 16. He was honored by the Alturas American Veterans Post 2003, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3327 and the American Legion Post 163. He was
remembered with a fellowship at the Federated Church following the service.
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John Strother Boyd was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky on October 28, 1920 and
grew up in Virginia, graduating from Draper High School in Drapers Valley,
CA. He later graduated with a Masters in Christian Education from seminary
at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. Strother volunteered
for both World War II and the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Army and
earning three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for Valor. He was retired as a
Captain on April 1, 1953, due to his injuries.
He passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 89 on January 28,
2010, at the Veterans Administration Hospital (VA) in Reno, NV. The Rev. Ben
Zandstra conducted his memorial interment at the Alturas Cemetery on
February 16. He was honored by the Alturas American Veterans Post 2003, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3327 and the American Legion Post 163. He was
remembered with a fellowship at the Federated Church following the service.
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