Crawford County Clergy-Boyd_Herbert

Crawford County Clergy
Pastors, Preachers and Priests in Crawford County, PA.

Herbert Edmund Boyd

BOYD, HERBERT EDMUND Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1930; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1935; Full Member 1938; Deacon 1937, Leonard; Elder 1938, Baker; Member Methodist Erie Conference at Union 1939; Member Western Pennsylvania Conference at Merger 1962; Member United Methodist Western Pennsylvania Conference at Union 1970; Retired 1976. Deceased: January 6, 2002 at Meadville, PA. Buried in Westfield Cemetery at Westfield, NY.

Appointments: East Kane October 1934-1935; To Attend School 1935-1938; IL: Hazel Crest October 1935-Grace 1939-April 1942; Chaplain: United States Army April 1942-December 1945; Sandy Lake/Hendersonville January 1946-1948; Albion: Grace 1948-1962; Meadville: Grace 1962-1968; Sharpsville 1968-November 1, 1969; Resident Director: Olmsted Manor November 1, 1969-1976; Retired 1976; Titusville: Bethel/White Oak October 1976-1981.

Obituary: Erie Times-News (PA) - Monday, January 7, 2002 Deceased Name: The Rev. Herbert E. Boyd Served several western Pennsylvania churches MEADVILLE -- The Rev. Herbert E. Boyd, 90, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community, Meadville, died there Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. He was born in Volant, Lawrence County, on Nov. 5, 1911, a son of the late Boyne F. and Phyllis Pearson Boyd. He was a 1930 graduate of New Castle High School, a 1934 graduate of Taylor University in Upland, Ind., and a 1938 graduate of Garrett Theological School in Evanston, Ill. He was an ordained clergyman in the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist church, having served the churches of East Kane, Hazelcrest, Ashburn, Clarks Mills, Punxsutawney Grace, Sandy Lake, Albion, Meadville Grace and Sharpsville. He served as resident director of Olmstead Manor in Ludlow, a Methodist retreat center, and retired in 1976. In retirement, he served as pastor of the Titusville Bethel Church until 1981 and, for seven summers, he and his wife were hosts of the Methodist House at the Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, N.Y. He served on many boards in the Western Pennsylvania Conference and was the conference secretary for 12 years. He was a charter member and secretary for six years of the Albion Lions Club; he served as director of the Albion Fair, chairman of the Western Crawford County Red Cross and an honorary member of the Albion Fire Dept. He was active in the Boy Scout program, where, as a Scout, he earned 65 merit badges. He was later Scout leader and served on the board of directors of the Washington Trail Council of Erie-Crawford counties and was the minister and counselor for the God and Country Award. He was a veteran of World War II, having served as chaplain in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946 in the Asia-Pacific Theater. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Anderson and Martha Roberts; and two brothers, Jack and Dick Boyd. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Roberta O. Bennett Boyd, whom he married Jan. 15, 1935; a daughter, Margaret Palinosky and her husband, Steven, of Owego, N.Y.; three sons, Boyne F. Boyd and Alan C. Boyd, both of Kane, and Dan R. Boyd of Gaston, Ind.; three brothers, Ralph D. Boyd of Enterprise, Ore., Robert M. Boyd of Denver, Colo., and B. Edward Boyd of New Castle; and three grandchildren. Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Robert W. Waid Funeral Home, 581 Chestnut St., Meadville, and on Wednesday at the Stone United Methodist Church, 956 S. Main St., Meadville, from 10 a.m. until the time of a service at 11 a.m. The Rev. Edward Boyd, brother of the deceased, and Rev. Gerald H. Murphy, retired, will officiate. Burial will be at Westfield Cemetery, Westfield, N.Y.