Sylvia Neshelle King Anderson Boyd was a twin born Wednesday, March 1, 1961 to Thaddis "Sonny" King and Martha Ree Cole King in DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. She grew up in New Hope Community.
During her youth, she joined New Hope United Methodist Church in DeKalb, MS where she served faithfully until death in many capacities. She was a member of the Women of Zion Auxiliary which consisted of praying Women of God who prayed and interceded for others founded and led by Min. Jackie Bass.
She was a 1967 graduate of Bethlehem Headstart Center in DeKalb, MS; 1979 graduate of West Kemper High School in DeKalb, MS where she was a dynamic athlete in basketball and track as well as a member of the Marching Band. In 1983, she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Development from Rust College in Holly Springs, MS.
She was employed with the Friends of Children of Mississippi Headstart Agency for thirty-one years until her retirement in 2017 having taught at Newton Headstart Center in Newton, MS and DeKalb Headstart Center in DeKalb, MS.
First, she married Lee Michael Anderson, the son of Ezra Lee Anderson and Gertia Weddington Anderson, who is a native of DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. One child, a son, was born to their union.
Secondly, she married James "Flap" Boyd, the son of Lee Mark Boyd and Lora Holliday Boyd, who was also a native of DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. No children were born to their union.
Mrs. Boyd, age 60, departed her earthly life on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Regency Hospital in Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS.
She was preceded in death by: husband, James "Flap" Boyd; mother, Martha Ree Cole King Cooley; step father, Daniel Cooley, Jr.; brother, Oscar Steele, Jr.; step sisters, Danielle Cooley Sanders and Carol Cooley Price; brother-in-law, Fred McCoy; paternal grandparents, Hince King and Odie Mathis King Porchia; maternal grandparents, Roosevelt Sam Cole and Lucille Rush Cole; special maternal aunts, Letha Cole Bourrage and Catherlean Cole Bohannon; special maternal uncle, Lavell Cole; special maternal great grandmother, Endie Rush Cole; and special maternal great aunts, Juanita Cole Paige and Lillie Cole Clark Thomas. She was accompanied in death by her brother, Kelvin Delast King Love.
Survivors are: a devoted son, Phillip Anderson of Tulsa, OK; two grandchildren, TyQuavian Anderson of DeKalb, MS and Anaiyah Moore of Midwest City, OK; father, Thaddis "Sonny" King (Bertha) of Meridian, MS; eleven siblings – eight sisters, Cynthia Meshelle King McCoy (her devoted twin sister) of DeKalb, MS; Demetria Cooley Brown of Flint, MI; Patricia Hooker, Erica Jenkins Gill, Sharda Jenkins, and Norval Atta Johnson (James), all of Meridian, MS; Melissa Page of Newton, MS; and Bridgette Hooker of Dallas, TX; three brothers, Willie Jarvis Grant, Jr. (Mae) of DeKalb, MS; Sigmund Cooley (Shawn) of Flint, MI; and Thaddis King, Jr. (Shameka) of Las Vegas, NV; sisters-in-law, Amy Brown Steele, Anna Jane Hampton Boyd, Mary Boyd Monroe, and Florine Boyd McShepard, all of DeKalb, MS; Shirley Rush Boyd of Preston, MS; and Elaine Collins Boyd of Dallas, TX; brothers-in-law, Donald Boyd of Preston, MS and Willie Lee Monroe of DeKalb, MS; aunts, Essie Ree Cole Brown of Daleville, MS; Mamie Cole Love of DeKalb, MS; Mae Francis King Powe and Girthea Porchia, both of Detroit, MI; Hattie Grines Cole and Julia McWilliams Cole, both of Meridian, MS; Viola Hanson Cole of Belzoni, MS; Mary Hood Cole of Flint, MI; and Faye Bourrage Cole Nichols of Philadelphia, MS; uncles, Roosevelt Cole of Meridian, MS; Larry Cole of Belzoni, MS; Ezell Cole of Flint, MI; Billy King of Milwaukee, WI; and Bobby Porchia of Detroit, MI; great aunts, Margie Ree Mathis of DeKalb, MS; Geraldine Mathis Bohannon (Lavell) of Milwaukee, WI; and Edna Mathis of Philadelphia, MS; great uncles, Jimmy Mathis of Rock Island, IL and Bernard Mathis of Philadelphia, MS; god parents, Willie Jarvis Grant, Sr. and Mamie Clark Grant of DeKalb, MS; prayer partner/special cousin, Gigi Clark Williams of Fayette, MS; spiritual mother, Pearlie Farrow of Abbeville, MS; prayer partner/Women of Zion Founder, Min. Jackie Bass (Rev. Dr. Wayne) of Olive Branch, MS; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins, and friends.
During her youth, she joined New Hope United Methodist Church in DeKalb, MS where she served faithfully until death in many capacities. She was a member of the Women of Zion Auxiliary which consisted of praying Women of God who prayed and interceded for others founded and led by Min. Jackie Bass.
She was a 1967 graduate of Bethlehem Headstart Center in DeKalb, MS; 1979 graduate of West Kemper High School in DeKalb, MS where she was a dynamic athlete in basketball and track as well as a member of the Marching Band. In 1983, she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Development from Rust College in Holly Springs, MS.
She was employed with the Friends of Children of Mississippi Headstart Agency for thirty-one years until her retirement in 2017 having taught at Newton Headstart Center in Newton, MS and DeKalb Headstart Center in DeKalb, MS.
First, she married Lee Michael Anderson, the son of Ezra Lee Anderson and Gertia Weddington Anderson, who is a native of DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. One child, a son, was born to their union.
Secondly, she married James "Flap" Boyd, the son of Lee Mark Boyd and Lora Holliday Boyd, who was also a native of DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. No children were born to their union.
Mrs. Boyd, age 60, departed her earthly life on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Regency Hospital in Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS.
She was preceded in death by: husband, James "Flap" Boyd; mother, Martha Ree Cole King Cooley; step father, Daniel Cooley, Jr.; brother, Oscar Steele, Jr.; step sisters, Danielle Cooley Sanders and Carol Cooley Price; brother-in-law, Fred McCoy; paternal grandparents, Hince King and Odie Mathis King Porchia; maternal grandparents, Roosevelt Sam Cole and Lucille Rush Cole; special maternal aunts, Letha Cole Bourrage and Catherlean Cole Bohannon; special maternal uncle, Lavell Cole; special maternal great grandmother, Endie Rush Cole; and special maternal great aunts, Juanita Cole Paige and Lillie Cole Clark Thomas. She was accompanied in death by her brother, Kelvin Delast King Love.
Survivors are: a devoted son, Phillip Anderson of Tulsa, OK; two grandchildren, TyQuavian Anderson of DeKalb, MS and Anaiyah Moore of Midwest City, OK; father, Thaddis "Sonny" King (Bertha) of Meridian, MS; eleven siblings – eight sisters, Cynthia Meshelle King McCoy (her devoted twin sister) of DeKalb, MS; Demetria Cooley Brown of Flint, MI; Patricia Hooker, Erica Jenkins Gill, Sharda Jenkins, and Norval Atta Johnson (James), all of Meridian, MS; Melissa Page of Newton, MS; and Bridgette Hooker of Dallas, TX; three brothers, Willie Jarvis Grant, Jr. (Mae) of DeKalb, MS; Sigmund Cooley (Shawn) of Flint, MI; and Thaddis King, Jr. (Shameka) of Las Vegas, NV; sisters-in-law, Amy Brown Steele, Anna Jane Hampton Boyd, Mary Boyd Monroe, and Florine Boyd McShepard, all of DeKalb, MS; Shirley Rush Boyd of Preston, MS; and Elaine Collins Boyd of Dallas, TX; brothers-in-law, Donald Boyd of Preston, MS and Willie Lee Monroe of DeKalb, MS; aunts, Essie Ree Cole Brown of Daleville, MS; Mamie Cole Love of DeKalb, MS; Mae Francis King Powe and Girthea Porchia, both of Detroit, MI; Hattie Grines Cole and Julia McWilliams Cole, both of Meridian, MS; Viola Hanson Cole of Belzoni, MS; Mary Hood Cole of Flint, MI; and Faye Bourrage Cole Nichols of Philadelphia, MS; uncles, Roosevelt Cole of Meridian, MS; Larry Cole of Belzoni, MS; Ezell Cole of Flint, MI; Billy King of Milwaukee, WI; and Bobby Porchia of Detroit, MI; great aunts, Margie Ree Mathis of DeKalb, MS; Geraldine Mathis Bohannon (Lavell) of Milwaukee, WI; and Edna Mathis of Philadelphia, MS; great uncles, Jimmy Mathis of Rock Island, IL and Bernard Mathis of Philadelphia, MS; god parents, Willie Jarvis Grant, Sr. and Mamie Clark Grant of DeKalb, MS; prayer partner/special cousin, Gigi Clark Williams of Fayette, MS; spiritual mother, Pearlie Farrow of Abbeville, MS; prayer partner/Women of Zion Founder, Min. Jackie Bass (Rev. Dr. Wayne) of Olive Branch, MS; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins, and friends.
Sylvia Neshelle King Anderson Boyd was a twin born Wednesday, March 1, 1961 to Thaddis "Sonny" King and Martha Ree Cole King in DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. She grew up in New Hope Community.
During her youth, she joined New Hope United Methodist Church in DeKalb, MS where she served faithfully until death in many capacities. She was a member of the Women of Zion Auxiliary which consisted of praying Women of God who prayed and interceded for others founded and led by Min. Jackie Bass.
She was a 1967 graduate of Bethlehem Headstart Center in DeKalb, MS; 1979 graduate of West Kemper High School in DeKalb, MS where she was a dynamic athlete in basketball and track as well as a member of the Marching Band. In 1983, she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Development from Rust College in Holly Springs, MS.
She was employed with the Friends of Children of Mississippi Headstart Agency for thirty-one years until her retirement in 2017 having taught at Newton Headstart Center in Newton, MS and DeKalb Headstart Center in DeKalb, MS.
First, she married Lee Michael Anderson, the son of Ezra Lee Anderson and Gertia Weddington Anderson, who is a native of DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. One child, a son, was born to their union.
Secondly, she married James "Flap" Boyd, the son of Lee Mark Boyd and Lora Holliday Boyd, who was also a native of DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. No children were born to their union.
Mrs. Boyd, age 60, departed her earthly life on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Regency Hospital in Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS.
She was preceded in death by: husband, James "Flap" Boyd; mother, Martha Ree Cole King Cooley; step father, Daniel Cooley, Jr.; brother, Oscar Steele, Jr.; step sisters, Danielle Cooley Sanders and Carol Cooley Price; brother-in-law, Fred McCoy; paternal grandparents, Hince King and Odie Mathis King Porchia; maternal grandparents, Roosevelt Sam Cole and Lucille Rush Cole; special maternal aunts, Letha Cole Bourrage and Catherlean Cole Bohannon; special maternal uncle, Lavell Cole; special maternal great grandmother, Endie Rush Cole; and special maternal great aunts, Juanita Cole Paige and Lillie Cole Clark Thomas. She was accompanied in death by her brother, Kelvin Delast King Love.
Survivors are: a devoted son, Phillip Anderson of Tulsa, OK; two grandchildren, TyQuavian Anderson of DeKalb, MS and Anaiyah Moore of Midwest City, OK; father, Thaddis "Sonny" King (Bertha) of Meridian, MS; eleven siblings – eight sisters, Cynthia Meshelle King McCoy (her devoted twin sister) of DeKalb, MS; Demetria Cooley Brown of Flint, MI; Patricia Hooker, Erica Jenkins Gill, Sharda Jenkins, and Norval Atta Johnson (James), all of Meridian, MS; Melissa Page of Newton, MS; and Bridgette Hooker of Dallas, TX; three brothers, Willie Jarvis Grant, Jr. (Mae) of DeKalb, MS; Sigmund Cooley (Shawn) of Flint, MI; and Thaddis King, Jr. (Shameka) of Las Vegas, NV; sisters-in-law, Amy Brown Steele, Anna Jane Hampton Boyd, Mary Boyd Monroe, and Florine Boyd McShepard, all of DeKalb, MS; Shirley Rush Boyd of Preston, MS; and Elaine Collins Boyd of Dallas, TX; brothers-in-law, Donald Boyd of Preston, MS and Willie Lee Monroe of DeKalb, MS; aunts, Essie Ree Cole Brown of Daleville, MS; Mamie Cole Love of DeKalb, MS; Mae Francis King Powe and Girthea Porchia, both of Detroit, MI; Hattie Grines Cole and Julia McWilliams Cole, both of Meridian, MS; Viola Hanson Cole of Belzoni, MS; Mary Hood Cole of Flint, MI; and Faye Bourrage Cole Nichols of Philadelphia, MS; uncles, Roosevelt Cole of Meridian, MS; Larry Cole of Belzoni, MS; Ezell Cole of Flint, MI; Billy King of Milwaukee, WI; and Bobby Porchia of Detroit, MI; great aunts, Margie Ree Mathis of DeKalb, MS; Geraldine Mathis Bohannon (Lavell) of Milwaukee, WI; and Edna Mathis of Philadelphia, MS; great uncles, Jimmy Mathis of Rock Island, IL and Bernard Mathis of Philadelphia, MS; god parents, Willie Jarvis Grant, Sr. and Mamie Clark Grant of DeKalb, MS; prayer partner/special cousin, Gigi Clark Williams of Fayette, MS; spiritual mother, Pearlie Farrow of Abbeville, MS; prayer partner/Women of Zion Founder, Min. Jackie Bass (Rev. Dr. Wayne) of Olive Branch, MS; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins, and friends.
During her youth, she joined New Hope United Methodist Church in DeKalb, MS where she served faithfully until death in many capacities. She was a member of the Women of Zion Auxiliary which consisted of praying Women of God who prayed and interceded for others founded and led by Min. Jackie Bass.
She was a 1967 graduate of Bethlehem Headstart Center in DeKalb, MS; 1979 graduate of West Kemper High School in DeKalb, MS where she was a dynamic athlete in basketball and track as well as a member of the Marching Band. In 1983, she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Development from Rust College in Holly Springs, MS.
She was employed with the Friends of Children of Mississippi Headstart Agency for thirty-one years until her retirement in 2017 having taught at Newton Headstart Center in Newton, MS and DeKalb Headstart Center in DeKalb, MS.
First, she married Lee Michael Anderson, the son of Ezra Lee Anderson and Gertia Weddington Anderson, who is a native of DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. One child, a son, was born to their union.
Secondly, she married James "Flap" Boyd, the son of Lee Mark Boyd and Lora Holliday Boyd, who was also a native of DeKalb, Kemper County, MS. No children were born to their union.
Mrs. Boyd, age 60, departed her earthly life on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Regency Hospital in Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS.
She was preceded in death by: husband, James "Flap" Boyd; mother, Martha Ree Cole King Cooley; step father, Daniel Cooley, Jr.; brother, Oscar Steele, Jr.; step sisters, Danielle Cooley Sanders and Carol Cooley Price; brother-in-law, Fred McCoy; paternal grandparents, Hince King and Odie Mathis King Porchia; maternal grandparents, Roosevelt Sam Cole and Lucille Rush Cole; special maternal aunts, Letha Cole Bourrage and Catherlean Cole Bohannon; special maternal uncle, Lavell Cole; special maternal great grandmother, Endie Rush Cole; and special maternal great aunts, Juanita Cole Paige and Lillie Cole Clark Thomas. She was accompanied in death by her brother, Kelvin Delast King Love.
Survivors are: a devoted son, Phillip Anderson of Tulsa, OK; two grandchildren, TyQuavian Anderson of DeKalb, MS and Anaiyah Moore of Midwest City, OK; father, Thaddis "Sonny" King (Bertha) of Meridian, MS; eleven siblings – eight sisters, Cynthia Meshelle King McCoy (her devoted twin sister) of DeKalb, MS; Demetria Cooley Brown of Flint, MI; Patricia Hooker, Erica Jenkins Gill, Sharda Jenkins, and Norval Atta Johnson (James), all of Meridian, MS; Melissa Page of Newton, MS; and Bridgette Hooker of Dallas, TX; three brothers, Willie Jarvis Grant, Jr. (Mae) of DeKalb, MS; Sigmund Cooley (Shawn) of Flint, MI; and Thaddis King, Jr. (Shameka) of Las Vegas, NV; sisters-in-law, Amy Brown Steele, Anna Jane Hampton Boyd, Mary Boyd Monroe, and Florine Boyd McShepard, all of DeKalb, MS; Shirley Rush Boyd of Preston, MS; and Elaine Collins Boyd of Dallas, TX; brothers-in-law, Donald Boyd of Preston, MS and Willie Lee Monroe of DeKalb, MS; aunts, Essie Ree Cole Brown of Daleville, MS; Mamie Cole Love of DeKalb, MS; Mae Francis King Powe and Girthea Porchia, both of Detroit, MI; Hattie Grines Cole and Julia McWilliams Cole, both of Meridian, MS; Viola Hanson Cole of Belzoni, MS; Mary Hood Cole of Flint, MI; and Faye Bourrage Cole Nichols of Philadelphia, MS; uncles, Roosevelt Cole of Meridian, MS; Larry Cole of Belzoni, MS; Ezell Cole of Flint, MI; Billy King of Milwaukee, WI; and Bobby Porchia of Detroit, MI; great aunts, Margie Ree Mathis of DeKalb, MS; Geraldine Mathis Bohannon (Lavell) of Milwaukee, WI; and Edna Mathis of Philadelphia, MS; great uncles, Jimmy Mathis of Rock Island, IL and Bernard Mathis of Philadelphia, MS; god parents, Willie Jarvis Grant, Sr. and Mamie Clark Grant of DeKalb, MS; prayer partner/special cousin, Gigi Clark Williams of Fayette, MS; spiritual mother, Pearlie Farrow of Abbeville, MS; prayer partner/Women of Zion Founder, Min. Jackie Bass (Rev. Dr. Wayne) of Olive Branch, MS; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins, and friends.
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