Paul Michael Boyd, age 70, of Newton, North Carolina, went home to be with Jesus, his Messiah, on September 7, 2023. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on December 19, 1952 and grew up in Jackson, Mississippi and Greenville, South Carolina, the grandson and son of faithful Christian pastors, Jesse Laney Boyd (1881-1967) and Jesse Laney Boyd, Jr. (1916-1991). After many years as a dutiful accountant, successful business owner, and faithful church member in Catawba County, North Carolina, consistently serving and esteeming others before himself, he spent his last seventeen years faithfully shepherding the flock of New Testament Christian Fellowship in Claremont, North Carolina. He was a devoted husband, a beloved father, a committed pastor, a caretaker of the fatherless and widows, and a true servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. His final message, preached four days before his death, exhorted his flock to press on and believe God. For, “there remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God” (Hebrews 4:9). Paul Boyd was preceded in death by his elderly mother, Edith Long Boyd (1917-2003), who loved him very much and to whom he ministered greatly during the long years of her widowhood. He is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Theresa Green Boyd; his beloved mother-in-law who counted him as one of her own sons, Marjorie Craft Green; his two sons, Jesse Michael Boyd and Matthew Paul Boyd; two daughters-in-law he esteemed as his own flesh and blood, Jamie Crafton Boyd and Kelly Graham Boyd; a daughter and son-in-law, Anna and Jeremy Wallace; thirteen grandchildren; and James Hoefer, a friend of sixty-five years who stuck closer to him than a brother. He is also survived by many around the world who accounted him a solid rock and support in troubled times.
A memorial celebration will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at CORINTH BAPTIST CHURCH in Vale, North Carolina (7929 W NC 10 Hwy), the same church where Paul Boyd joyfully officiated and preached his oldest granddaughter’s wedding just one month ago. The family will gladly receive friends and loved ones in the sanctuary from 1:00-2:00pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Full Proof Gospel Ministries in Paul Boyd’s honor ( fpgm.org/donate ).
