[nscumber] Obit: BOYD, Elsie [nee GLENWRIGHT]

[David Winter <nscumber@yahoogroups.com>]

Elsie Boyd

1924 - 2019

  

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Elsie Boyd

  

Boyd, Elsie - Age 95, of Parrsboro. After a long and fruitful life, Elsie
(Glenwright) Boyd passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 in Amherst. Elsie
was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on August 25, 1924 to the late James and
Dorothy (Ripley) Glenwright. She spent her young life in the River Hebert area
and, as did most of her generation, joined the war effort in 1943 when she
enlisted in the Canadian Women's Army Corps. She served in Halifax and
Oakville, Ontario. She was discharged in 1946. She married Jack B. Boyd on
June 1, 1946. They eventually settled in Parrsboro where they made a life and
raised a family. Elsie was very involved in the Trinity United Church with the
fellowship and fundraising of the United Church Women. She also was a leader
for Explorers and CGIT. She served as the treasurer for the church for more
than twenty years. Elsie was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #45,
Parrsboro. She is survived by two sons, Jack (Esther) and Fred, all of
Parrsboro; a daughter, Susan Greene (Craig), Amherst. Also, survived by two
granddaughters, Jillian Webber (Brian), Halifax; Dr. Jacqueline Boyd (Dr. Paul
Bajor), Airdrie, Alberta; a grandson, Jarrett Greene, Amherst; two great
grandchildren, Liam and Julia Bajor. Besides her parents, she was predeceased
by her husband, Jack; sisters, Dorothy, Vivien and Shirley; brothers, James
and Mitchell. A veterans tribute and funeral service will be held January 11,
2020 at 2 pm at Smith's Funeral Home in Parrsboro.  

  

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