James was a native of Choctaw County and has resided in Mobile, AL for the last 50 years. He was the owner of Boykin Electric for 45 years before retiring. He was an avid hunter and loved Alabama football.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gray and Lorene Boykin of Choctaw County.
James is lovingly remembered by his wife of 58 years, Billie Rae Manley Boykin; 3 children, James R. Boykin, Jason (Gina) Boykin, and Jada (Al) Sharpe; 6 grandchildren, Brian (Gretchen) Boykin, Sean Boykin, Bailey (Roy) Smullen, Jana (Chase) Spivey, Shelby Boykin and Hunter Sharpe;4 great grandchildren, Cailyn Boykin, Brody and Madelyn Smullen and Jase Spivey; a brother, R.J. (Glenda) Boykin of Louisiana and 2 sisters, Sylvia Allen of Pennington, AL. and Linda (Leon) Todd of Spanish Fort, AL.
Friends may call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Radney Funeral Home, Mobile, AL. Graveside services will be held 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Joyner Cemetery, Tanner-Williams, Mobile, AL. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.com.
Published in the Mobile Register and Baldwin County on Dec. 10, 2017
James was a native of Choctaw County and has resided in Mobile, AL for the last 50 years. He was the owner of Boykin Electric for 45 years before retiring. He was an avid hunter and loved Alabama football.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gray and Lorene Boykin of Choctaw County.
James is lovingly remembered by his wife of 58 years, Billie Rae Manley Boykin; 3 children, James R. Boykin, Jason (Gina) Boykin, and Jada (Al) Sharpe; 6 grandchildren, Brian (Gretchen) Boykin, Sean Boykin, Bailey (Roy) Smullen, Jana (Chase) Spivey, Shelby Boykin and Hunter Sharpe;4 great grandchildren, Cailyn Boykin, Brody and Madelyn Smullen and Jase Spivey; a brother, R.J. (Glenda) Boykin of Louisiana and 2 sisters, Sylvia Allen of Pennington, AL. and Linda (Leon) Todd of Spanish Fort, AL.
Friends may call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Radney Funeral Home, Mobile, AL. Graveside services will be held 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Joyner Cemetery, Tanner-Williams, Mobile, AL. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.com.
Published in the Mobile Register and Baldwin County on Dec. 10, 2017
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