Bura Boyd

In God will I praise his word. In God have I put my trust. I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Psalm 56:4. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a native of Poplarville, Miss., and a longtime resident of Baton Rouge. She was 81. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visiting continues at the funeral home on Monday, Sept. 29, from 1 p.m. until service at 2 p.m., conducted by Alan Moak. Burial will be in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by a son, Bill Boyd and wife Connie; a daughter, Ginger and husband Leo Bossier Jr.; grandchildren, Chad Boyd and wife Suzanne, Kevin and Blake Boyd, Joseph, Janna and Monica Bossier and Leann and husband Travis Procell; two great-grandchildren, Mason Boyd and Jaidyn Procell; a sister, Lou Clay; and a brother, Pete Harvey and wife Eva. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, William Davis W.D. Boyd; parents, Willie Ivey Harvey and Mary Elizabeth Smith Harvey; sisters, Era McSween, Willie Mae Wels, Melba McLaughlin, Wessie Simmons, Mavis Simmons and Mary Jean Prestridge; and a brother, Loy Harvey. Pallbearers will be Bill Boyd, Chad Boyd, Kevin Boyd, Blake Boyd, Leo Bossier and Joseph Bossier.

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Sunday, September 28, 2008
15pm 092908 12pm

Service

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Monday, September 29, 2008
2pm

Cemetery

Resthaven Gardens of Memory
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816