Boyd was the son of Albert L. Durfee and Deretha Viola Wing.
In 1953 he married Carolyn Beverlin at the Free Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella, MI.
Boyd and Carolyn divorced in 1972 or 1973 but remained friends.
Boyd was preceded in death by his mother in 1966, his father in 1985, his brother, Berdet in 1995, his ex-wife, Carolyn in 2006, his sister, Bonnie Lou Behrenwald in 2012 and his son, Neil Wayne in 2013.
Missoulian (Missoula, MT) - Wednesday, August 3, 2016
FLORENCE - Boyd Wayne Durfee, 84, of Florence, and Mount Pleasant, Michigan, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016, at his daughter's Kathy's Place Assisted Living in Florence surrounded by three generations of family.
He was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and lived most of his life there.
He was an avid fisherman and hunter and spent his last few decades fishing around Montana with his son-in-law and grandsons, all of who will miss their fishing buddy. Boyd was always the life of the party and ready to make people smile and laugh with his charm and humor that was one of a kind. He enjoyed all family get-togethers, bluegrass music concerts and regularly attended Missoula's Wheat Montana Bluegrass sessions. He was loved and will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathy (Don) Porter of Florence; a son, Tim (Becky) Durfee of Mount Pleasant, MI; a daughter, Jan (Bill) Stanhope, a daughter, Terri Langdon; a son, Joe Durfee all of Owosso, MI; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The family sends sincere thanks to all the staff at Kathy's Place for their tender, loving care and treating him as their own grandpa or "Papa", as he was called. Also, the great care from all of his doctors and Paul at Florence Pharmacy.
The family invites you to a celebration of his life on Saturday, August 27 at Kathy's Place at their annual Luau Pig Roast. They ask that you join them for food, dance, fun and lots of stories in honor of the party animal he was. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you come with stories, pictures and a side dish.
Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at
whitesittfuneralhome.com.
(Obituary was also published in the Morning Sun, Wednesday, August 31, 2016, Page 2A, Column 1).
Boyd was the son of Albert L. Durfee and Deretha Viola Wing.
In 1953 he married Carolyn Beverlin at the Free Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella, MI.
Boyd and Carolyn divorced in 1972 or 1973 but remained friends.
Boyd was preceded in death by his mother in 1966, his father in 1985, his brother, Berdet in 1995, his ex-wife, Carolyn in 2006, his sister, Bonnie Lou Behrenwald in 2012 and his son, Neil Wayne in 2013.
Missoulian (Missoula, MT) - Wednesday, August 3, 2016
FLORENCE - Boyd Wayne Durfee, 84, of Florence, and Mount Pleasant, Michigan, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016, at his daughter's Kathy's Place Assisted Living in Florence surrounded by three generations of family.
He was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and lived most of his life there.
He was an avid fisherman and hunter and spent his last few decades fishing around Montana with his son-in-law and grandsons, all of who will miss their fishing buddy. Boyd was always the life of the party and ready to make people smile and laugh with his charm and humor that was one of a kind. He enjoyed all family get-togethers, bluegrass music concerts and regularly attended Missoula's Wheat Montana Bluegrass sessions. He was loved and will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathy (Don) Porter of Florence; a son, Tim (Becky) Durfee of Mount Pleasant, MI; a daughter, Jan (Bill) Stanhope, a daughter, Terri Langdon; a son, Joe Durfee all of Owosso, MI; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The family sends sincere thanks to all the staff at Kathy's Place for their tender, loving care and treating him as their own grandpa or "Papa", as he was called. Also, the great care from all of his doctors and Paul at Florence Pharmacy.
The family invites you to a celebration of his life on Saturday, August 27 at Kathy's Place at their annual Luau Pig Roast. They ask that you join them for food, dance, fun and lots of stories in honor of the party animal he was. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you come with stories, pictures and a side dish.
Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at
whitesittfuneralhome.com.
(Obituary was also published in the Morning Sun, Wednesday, August 31, 2016, Page 2A, Column 1).
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