Florence Boyd
November 17, 2012
Florence Boyd, 86, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012, at Taylor House Hospice.
Florence was born March 30, 1926, in Zookspur, Iowa. She lived most of her life in the Des Moines area. She worked as the supervisor of the mail department for Meredith Corporation for 18 years until her retirement in 1987. She enjoyed gardening and caring for her yard. She was a wonderful cook, with chicken and noodles being her specialty.
Florence is survived by her son, Mike (Lois) Boyd; niece, Kellie (Rick) Beyer; nephew, Donnie Jones; niece, Susie Jones; sister-in-law, Linda Jones; great-nieces and -nephews who called her Grandma, Kaila (John) Nickelson, Tanner Rowland, Abigail Rowland, Garrett Jones, and Zachary Jones; great-great-nephew, Brody Nickelson; and uncle, Freddie Stiles.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Nora Aretta Jones; brother, Gary Jones; and husbands, Clifford Boyd and Don Bates.
Funeral services will be at 1p.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, with a visitation beginning at 12 p.m. Burial will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Taylor House Hospice, in appreciation for their compassionate care of Florence.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Dale and Anna Waits
11/21/2012
Our Sympathies to the family and friends who loved Florence. Dale often talks about the time he stayed with Florence and Don. Sadly I never got to know Florence as well, as our lives kept us out of Iowa for most of the time. What time I did get to be around her, I found that she was fun loving and very family oreniented. Be at Peace Florence.
Karen & Sharon Robertson
11/19/2012
Please convey our deepest sympathies to the family of Florence Boyd from her distant Holman cousins in North Carolina.
Vickie Stiles McGuire
11/18/2012
Florence has always been part of my life (from infancy till now), and I have many treasured memories of those times. She was and always will be Aunt Florence to me. She and I had the opportunity to relive those times this past May, and I'm so glad we did. Her love of flowers, especially roses, will live on through me. I will miss her.
The Bullard Family
11/18/2012
We would like to express our deepest sympathy to Florence's family for their loss.We have been Florence's neighbor for 20 plus years she has watched our kids grow up,they called her grandma .So true about the cooking and baking she loved making cookies for the kids when they would do stuff for her .She loved a beautiful yard she was out there daily.I could tell you many things about Florence but if you knew her you already know.She will be greatly missed!! Love you Grandma Florence Nicole ,Zach ,Cody ,Taylor and Simone the cat LOL